Day after, BBMB revokes transfer order Nangal Dam’s Chief Engineer ‘in public interest’

A caller order, issued with the support of BBMB Chairman (Chandigarh Circle) Manoj Tripathi, stated: “The transportation bid dated February 4 is hereby cancelled successful the nationalist involvement with contiguous effect. Further, during the people of the probe by the committee constituted connected February 4, Chief Engineer Bhakra Dam C P Singh, Superintendent Engineer Anil Dhawan, and Executive Engineer Paramvir Singh Sekhon volition mandatorily proceed connected permission until the completion of the enquiry successful this case.”

Meanwhile, the further complaint of Chief Engineer Bhakra Dam has been assigned to Arun Kumar Sidana, Chief Engineer of Beas Dam, Himachal Pradesh. Previously, the complaint was handed to Chief Engineer Suresh Kumar Yadav of Beas-Satluj Link, Sundarnagar, Mandi.

BBMB chairperson Manoj Tripathi was unavailable for remark and did not respond to repeated telephone calls and substance messages. Sources said that the probe into the theft of the zinc blocks is ongoing. The probe committee has besides questioned 2 suspended BBMB employees— Junior Engineer (JE) Vikas Kumar and storekeeper Manjeet Singh.

The incidental came to airy connected January 30 erstwhile the zinc blocks, scheduled to beryllium transported from the store to the disposal yard, were recovered missing. It was aboriginal discovered that CCTV cameras astatine the introduction gates of some the store and the disposal gait were non-functional. Following this, Chief Engineer C P Singh ordered a preliminary probe.

A root said, “Based connected the preliminary investigation, JE Vikas Kumar and storekeeper Manjeet Singh were suspended by Chief Engineer C P Singh. He besides recommended disciplinary enactment against SDO Satinder Singh to BBMB headquarters, arsenic SDO Singh is simply a gazetted officer, and the authorization to instrumentality enactment against him rests with the BBMB office successful Chandigarh. Senior BBMB officials deemed it indispensable to behaviour a much in-depth probe and constituted a sheet led by a Chief Engineer-rank serviceman to oversee the ceremonial probe.”

Earlier, Tripathi had told The Indian Express, “We ordered a probe aft 2 twelve zinc blocks from the store successful Nangal, Una district, went missing. A constabulary ailment has been filed, and a inferior technologist and a storekeeper person been suspended. Chief Engineer C P Singh (Punjab cadre) has been transferred to Himachal Pradesh to guarantee nary interference and a creaseless investigation; helium volition instrumentality aft the probe is completed. The BBMB is taking this contented precise seriously.”

“This was the 2nd specified incidental astatine BBMB (Nangal) of late. Earlier, the amerciable felling of hundreds of trees astatine BBMB (Nangal) had travel to light, and a elaborate probe was ordered. Disciplinary enactment was taken against respective employees and a SOP (standard operating procedure) was issued for the amerciable logging,” a elder BBMB serviceman said, requesting anonymity.

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