Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday asked the Secretary, General Administration, Dr Roshan Sunkaria, to thoroughly probe into the incident of fire break in the record room on the seventh floor of the Punjab Civil Secretariat-II at Sector 9.
The Chief Minister has directed Dr Sunkaria to ascertain the causes and circumstances which led to the incident, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office informed.
He added, “Besides, the Chief Minister has also asked the officer to suggest remedial measures to ensure that such incidents were not repeated in the future.”
Parkash Singh Badal also asked the Secretary General Administration to submit the inquiry report regarding the mishap within a week’s time.
Earlier in the day, on the directions of the Chief Minister, his Principal Secretary SK Sandhu, personally visited the Punjab Civil Secretariat-II, to ascertain the loss due to the breaking of fire and supervised the operation carried out by the Chandigarh administration to extinguish the fire.