Dehradun, September 28: Uttarakhand Government today suspended the departmental head and chief engineer in the minor irrigation department for allegedly not cooperating in a probe.
Chief Engineer Asgar Ali was suspended for allegedly not cooperating in the ongoing probe into recruitment scam in the department, official sources said, adding Secretary Vinod Phonia was also removed from the department.
Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank has taken a serious view of the matter and ordered the action. Amarendra Sinha will have additional charge of the department, they said.
No one has been appointed in place of Ali.
—Agencies