Punjab: Officer suspended due to negligence

Punjab: A cluster officer posted to monitor incidents of farm fire in Rahim Shah Wala village of Mamdot block has been suspended for alleged negligence. According to information, Deputy Commissioner Deepshikha Sharma along with other officials had visited the village after the incident of farm fire. On reaching the village, the DC found that cluster officer Piyush Goyal was not present on duty, following which she directed the concerned department to take action against the guilty officer. Following this, the office of Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies suspended him. A nodal officer has been deployed at the village level and a cluster officer for 11 villages to monitor incidents of farm fire.