Irrigation Minister Dharam Pal Singh on Tuesday made a surprise check at the Irrigation Department headquarter and found many officials not turned up the office till then. He reportedly seized the attendance register before leaving the office. Sources confirmed that Singh reached the Irrigation Office at Sadar Road on Tuesday morning and found that many of the officials had not turned up on time and were late. Before going to all departments and checking the presence of the officials, Singh got the main door locked following which over 100 officials left standing at the gate. Many of them were seen jumping over the boundary wall to reach in their room. The minister reportedly found 69 officials late on duty. The minister warned the officials for not attending the duty on time and ordered to cut their one day salary. He later left the office asking the officials that they should remain present at their offices during duty hours and attend the public problems or stern action will be taken. It may be mentioned that Dharam Pal Singh also probed large scale irregularities in construction of Gomati River Front made during last Akhilesh Singh Yadav’s government, the matter which is now under investigation by the sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation.