Six officials suspended over waterlogging, cave-ins in Ayodhya

Six officials of the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) and the Jal Nigam were suspended on Friday on the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth following reports of road cave-in and waterlogging at several places on the newly constructed Rampath in Ayodhya, it is learnt.

The suspended officials include Dhruv Aggarwal (executive engineer), Anuj Deshwal (assistant engineer) and Prabhat Pandey (junior engineer) of the Public Works Department and Anand Kumar Dubey (executive engineer), Rajendra Kumar Yadav (assistant engineer) and Mohammad Shahid (junior engineer) of the Jal Nigam.

According to reports, road cave-ins occurred at more than 10 places on the Rampath that was constructed ahead of the widely publicised consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in the city. The temple was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22.

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Apart from the Rampath, waterlogging has also been witnessed in other areas, including the road leading to the newly constructed railway station.

It is the first monsoon after the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple as well as for several other infrastructure projects in the city.

A portion of Rampath caved in following rains in Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI)

The state government has deployed officials for an immediate repair of roads and for clearing of waterlogging. Heavy rain, however, is worsening the problems of the residents of Ayodhya.