Silchar: Assam has suspended 10 public works department (PWD) engineers over alleged negligence, construction irregularities and inadequate supervision of infrastructure projects.The officials include nine engineers in Barak Valley and one in Haflong, ranging from a superintending engineer to junior engineers. Departmental sources said the action followed scrutiny of engineers linked to bridge collapses, substandard construction and maintenance lapses.Among those suspended are Kallol Nath, executive engineer, and Jaydeep Nath, junior engineer, of the Katigorah-Borkhola territorial division of PWD (Roads). Their suspension is linked to the collapse of Harang bridge.Govt also suspended Pijush Choudhury and Ratul Das, assistant executive engineers in the Dholai-Sonai division, and Shaibal Biswas and Subrata Das, executive engineer and assistant executive engineer, respectively, in the Patharkandi-Ramakrishnanagar division.From Hailakandi, executive engineer Subhendu Das, assistant executive engineer Babu Barbhuiya and junior engineer Amir Hussain face disciplinary action.The 10th official, Shakil Ahmed, superintending engineer of the PWD’s North Eastern Council division in Haflong, faces allegations linked to his earlier posting as executive engineer of the Dholai-Sonai division.Sources said the allegations involve inadequate monitoring, failure to maintain prescribed quality standards and poor supervision.
