Chandigarh

Haryana: Two officials suspended for dereliction in duty

PNS

Taking cognizance of the complaints received through Harpath App, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday ordered suspension of two officials of the State Government and also, issuing show-cause notices to several others.

Executive Engineer, PWD (B&R) Rewari, VS Malik, and Nodal Officer, Harpath and engineer, Municipal Committee, Rohtak, Ram Parkash have been suspended with immediate effect, said  Rakesh Gupta, Additional Principal Secretary to CM,  at a review meeting of Harpath App held here.

He said numerous complaints were received against VS Malik and seven days’ time period was given to him for resolving all complaints, but no reply was received from him. Similarly, complaints were received against nodal officer Harpath app Rohtak, Ram Parkash, who failed to give a satisfactory reply.

Gupta said show-cause notices have been issued against several officials connected with the work of Harpath App for not taking seriously the complaints received on Harpath app. These include Chief Engineer, Municipal Commission, Faridabad, DR Bhaskar, engineer Municipal Committee, Narnaul, Darshan Kumar, Executive Engineer, Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board, Gurugram, Suresh lathar, and chief engineers of district Rewari, Mahendergarh, Jind and Mewat.

He said any negligence regarding the complaints received on Harpath App would not be tolerated and action would be taken against those officials who do not take this work seriously. Concerned officials are required to take action within the stipulated time period, he said.

Gupta said that for the complaints received on Harpath App, ten days time period has been fixed for rectifying broken roads. As many as 18 lakh complaints have been received through this App so far and most of these have been resolved successfully, he said.

This App is available on Google Play Store for both Android and I-phones. Soon, roads under the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and under national highway would also be covered under this App, he added.