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Commissioner takes action against three civic staff

Staff Reporter

VISAKHAPATNAM : Municipal Commissioner N. Srikant, during an extensive tour of the city on Thursday, fined an official, ordered the suspension of an employee and relieved an assistant engineer of his responsibilities. After inspection of the Municipal Stadium and Baji Junction, he enquired about the staff's daily work on mosquito eradication. Expressing dissatisfaction at the manner in which biologist Eswarudu was discharging his duties, he imposed a fine of Rs. 1,000 on him.

At Butchirajupalem, the Commissioner directed the Chief Medical Officer to suspend sanitary inspector Ganesh for negligence of duty and other charges levelled against him.

At Gopalareddynagar, Mr. Srikant found construction of drains was of poor quality and directed that assistant engineer Achha Rao be relieved of his responsibilities. At Gajuwaka, he inspected a shopping complex and ordered the unauthorised construction be demolished. He instructed staff to remove the garbage piled up at a bridge on the stormwater drain between Sitanagaram and Nadupuru. He also expressed his unhappiness at the manner in which construction of a kalyana mandapam was taken up at Viswabrahmana Street at Nellimukku.

Additional Commissioner D. Muralidhar Reddy, Chief Medical Officer M.S. Raju and Chief Planner Raghu were present.

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