CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government has taken a serious view of the irregularities committed by officers on account of violation of building plans and building bye laws.

Disclosing this here today  Manoranjan Kalia, Local Government, Industry and Commerce Minister Punjab said that strict action has been initiated against the erring officials. Plot No. 319,320 and 323 of Scheme No. 1, I.T Phagwara on which blatant violations have beencarried out have been ordered to be resumed by the improvement Trust,Phagwara.

Officers who were suspended were  A.K Singla, SE, for charges of illegal Construction of commercial building at Guru Nanak Nagar, PlotNo. 1325, Gali No. 13, Patiala.

 R.D Awasthi, ATE,  Prowod Sharma, Trust Engineer,  Rakesh Kumar, JE/ATE and  Rajiv Kumar, DM were suspended for charges of illegal Construction of Commercial building of Krishna Tower, Plot No.319,320,323 Scheme No. 1, IT Phagwara.

Similarly five officers of Municipal Corporation Ludhiana were charge sheeted for major penalty under section 8 of Punjab Civil Services Punishment and Appeal rules 1970, includes  B.S Brar, STP, forCharges of illegal construction of  Harkishan Public School and declaration of Public Street, veer colony at Ludhiana,  Kamaljit Kaur ATP and  Kamlesh Sharma BI,for Construction of shops adjoining sagar hotal, near Mata Rani Chowk, Ludhiana,  Meharban Singh ATP and  Itebar Singh BI for illegal construction of  Harkrishan Public School, ittanwala Chowk, near Janta Nagar Ludhiana.

Kalia further said that eight officers of Municipal Corporation Patiala has also been charge Sheeted for major penalty includes B.S Brar STP,  A.K Singla, SE,  M.M Syal and  Gurcharan Singh Corporation Engineers,  Jaswinder Singh B1,  Jaspal Singh DM,  Joginder Singh and  Rajpal Singla both ACE all were charged for illegal construction of commercial building at Guru Nanak Nagar Plot No. 1325 Gali No. 13 Patiala.

Kalia said show cause Notice for Minor penalty has also been given to six officers of Muncipal Corporation Jalandhar includes,Chaman lal and  Vinod Anand Corporation Engineers,  Harjinder
Singh and  Sanjay Kanwar both Assistant Engineers of Corporatio, Sukhwinder Singh and  Parvinder singh both Junior Engineers for charges of construction of road near Windsar park , Ward No 32.