Two irrigation officials suspended

Rajahmundry: Two irrigation engineers were suspended here on Monday for alleged dereliction of duty in manning a pump reservoir in East Godavari district. Assistant engineer A Subba Rao and deputy executive engineer Kantha Rao were suspended by chief engineer of irrigation (administration) Narayan Reddy for not monitoring the situation at the reservoir gates when cyclone Nilam hit the coast. Sources said the negligence caused huge damage to irrigation canals. It is learnt that the duo was suspended on the instructions of major irrigation minister P Sudharshan Reddy.