Chhattisgarh: Official who gave ‘nod’ to drain weir to retrieve mobile phone suspended

The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday suspended a water resources department (WRD) official for alleged negligence after 41 lakh litres of water was pumped out from a reservoir’s waste weir to retrieve a mobile phone in Kanker district last week, an official said.

Anurag Pandey, special secretary of WRD, issued the suspension order of R L Dhivar, in-charge sub divisional officer (water resources) who was posted in Kapsi in the district. As per the suspension order, Dhivar did not take any action in connection with unauthorised evacuation of 4,104 cubic meter water – equivalent to 41 lakh litres – from the cistern of the waste weir of Paralkot reservoir for four days from May 21.