Chandigarh: JE and the water meter reader are suspended by MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra

Junior Engineer (JE) Praveen Atri and meter reader Rajinder Singh were suspended by Municipal Corporation Commissioner Anindita Mitra today after it was discovered that a private contractor was illicitly collecting subterranean water in Kajheri and selling it to individuals.

In addition, the city MC has filed a case against Gurmeet Singh of Tiwana Water Tanker at the Sector 36 police station, claiming that Singh dug an unauthorized borewell in Kajheri. According to the accusation, he had built a sizable subterranean tanker and was charging the city Rs 600 for each water tanker.

The extraction of subsurface water for commercial purposes is prohibited. There is a DDR on file with the authorities. It seems improbable that this was occurring in Kajheri and local authorities were unaware of it. Accordingly, two MC officers have been suspended,” one MC officer said.