4 Thane Municipal Corporation engineers blamed for poor road work, suspended

THANE: The Thane municipal corporation has suspended four engineers, holding them responsible for poor quality road works in their jurisdiction while three contractors have been slapped with notices and a warning of being blacklisted, officials said on Saturday. This comes a day after district guardian minister Eknath Shinde reviewed the situation of pothole-riddled roads in Thane and warned of severe action against those responsible.A parallel probe will be conducted on works under the supervision of MMRDA, MSRDC and PWD, Shinde said on Saturday.
Arjun Ahire, city engineer with TMC informed junior engineer Sandeep Gaikwad, executive engineer Prakash Khadtare, deputy engineer Sandeep Sawant and executive engineer Chetan Patel were placed under suspension by municipal commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma for dereliction of duty over the poor condition of roads.
Officials, quoting the order, said the engineers were responsible for proper maintenance of roads and checking quality of repair work, which they failed to do. “Road repairs are sanctioned with adequate budget but if the work done is substandard and engineers do not supervise it properly, it will not be tolerated,” Shinde said.
A special task force has been set up under the Thane collector for coordinating and resolving all road related issues in the region.