Bhubaneswar: A day after a 16-year-old girl died after being trapped under drainage pipes in a box drain, the Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UD) has taken action.
Today, the H&UD department suspended two Assistant Engineers of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) for dereliction of duty.
According to an order issued by Principal Secretary, H&UD Department, the two assistant engineers of CMC, Sanjeeb Kumar Pradhan and Dillip Kumar Pradhan have been placed under suspension for non-performance and dereliction in duty.
Disciplinary proceedings under major penalty against Dillip Kumar Sahoo and Sanjeeb Kumar Pradhan, Assistant Engineers in CMC, is contemplated for dereliction in Government duty by them during their respective incumbencies, the orders stated.
The duo has been placed under suspension with immediate effect in terms of Rule-12(1)(a) of the O.C.S(CC&A) Rules, 1962 until further orders, the Department’s order stated.
