Punjab Government has placed under suspension the services of four officers of the Public Works Department (PWD) for carrying out road construction in Hoshiarpur district amid heavy rainfall.
Four officers — Sub-Divisional Engineer Tarsem Singh, and three junior engineers Vipan Kumar, Parveen Kumar, and Jasbir Singh — were placed under suspension with immediate effect.
The Department took action after a video went viral on social media, showing the workers engaged in the laborious task amidst heavy rains. The video was of the road connecting Nangal Khiladiya and Sherpur Dhakon village in the Mahilpur block of Chabbewal constituency. The video was recorded by villagers protesting against the construction.
The India Meteorological Department had predicted heavy showers for several cities in Punjab, including Hoshiarpur. For the next five days, IMD has predicted scattered/fairly widespread rainfall activity with isolated thunderstorms and lightning in the state.