Water tank crash: 2 engrs sacked, JE suspended

A junior engineer associated with Jal Nigam (rural) has also been suspended.

Further, the services of an assistant engineer and a junior engineer linked to the State Drinking Water and Sanitation Mission have been terminated. Departmental proceedings have been initiated against another assistant engineer of Jal Nigam (Rural), while a show-cause notice has been issued to the executive engineer concerned.

In addition, all officers and staff of third-party inspection agency TPIL BLG posted in Bareilly have been removed, and a financial penalty has been imposed on the firm.

Govt has also issued notices to blacklist both NCC Limited and TPIL BLG in connection with the incident. A Technical Audit Committee (TAC) has been constituted to conduct a preliminary probe into the collapse. It will submit report within a day.

Singh said further action will be taken after reviewing the TAC report, indicating that accountability will be fixed at all levels involved in the project.