Engineers found guilty for Gwalior water crisis

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During a review meeting at the District Collector’s office, the fact came to light that due to the lax working of engineers of the PHE department the district is facing water crisis.

Gwalior Collector Sanjay Goyal has instructed for the disciplinary action against the PHE Executive Engineer. He has instructed District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Neeraj Kumar Singh to review the drinking water availability on regular basis. Gwalior Collector Goyal said that on the ground level it should be ensured that water is available to the citizens through different water resources along with the handpump.

Besides, it should also be monitored that in the Gwalior city, everywhere drinking water should be available. Gwalior Collector expressed his anger against the delay in making the plan for Prime Minister Irrigation Scheme and further he said that by April 30, district irrigation scheme should be approved by in-charge officer.

In the interdepartmental meeting, Gwalior Municipal Commissioner Anay Dwivedi, District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Neeraj Kumar Singh, Additional Collector Shivraj Verma along with other departmental officer and revenue officers were present.

The Gwalior Collector stressed on the counseling of students who are depressed and might take extreme steps by ending life due to having examination sickness during the exams. He said that under the guidelines of CBSE students should get the positive environment. We should counsel the notorious students, he added.

Goyal further stressed that in the education institutions, raging should completely be prohibited and those private schools that are not following the rules and regulations, then there recognition should be cancelled. The Collector also instructed to lodge FIR against those who are causing problems in construction of roads and other construction works.

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