DEHRADUN: The 'abrupt' ending of the contract of Dehradun's district disaster management officer has stoked a controversy after the 'sacked' officer has said that she wasn't given a valid reason for her removal. The contract of Deepshika Rawat, who served as Dehradun's disaster management officer since August 2012, ended on March 14 this year, while the district administration, unlike previous years, denied extending her services.
When contacted about the issue, Deepshika Rawat said, "I am a bit upset that I wasn't even given a valid reason why I wasn't given an extension. I wasn't informed that I will be removed." In fact, she was in Hyderabad to attend a disaster management-related conference when she got to know that a job advertisement for the post had come out in a newspaper on February 28.
TOI learnt that a total of nine candidates, including the ex-disaster management officer herself, appeared for interviews by district administration in March. However, the whole appointment process was cancelled by secretary, disaster management department recently, citing a government order of 2021.
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