3 PWD engineers suspended for corruption

Dehradun: Chief minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday suspended three serving senior engineers in state PWD, on charges of irregularities in constructing a 30m long mini bridge over a canal at Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar with immediate effect.
PWD secretary Amit Negi told TOI, suspension of these Engineers- Executive Engineer G.C. Vishwakarma, J.C.Pantola,Assistant Engineer Deep Chand Kanpal, an Additional Assistant Engineer J.C.Pantola, came two weeks after an under construction mini bridge collapse reportedly owing to utilization of sub-standard material in its construction.
Negi said these PDW Engineers were place under suspension on the basis of findings of a probe ordered by him to ascertain the exact the circumstances leading to collapse of the under-construction mini bridge. “We had asked a Chief Engineer to go into the circumstances which led to collapse of the mini bridge and after the report of inquiry came to us, they were placed under suspension on CM Rawat’ directive”, said Negi.
Chief Minister Rawat clarified apart from these three Engineers, two other senior Engineers have been issued show cause notice to explain why action should not be taken against them due to their alleged involvement in the irregularities committed in the construction material.
“I have made it clear to everyone as this government will not excuse any one on charge of compromising on quality in construction material and irregularities, question of sparing any one on this count does not arise”, said Rawat.