Senior govt official suspended after motors fail at irrigation project launch by CM
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has suspended a top official of a state-owned electricity supply company after motors failed to function at the launch of a lift irrigation project by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, causing a major embarrassment.
The project is to replenish 150 lakes across 79 villages in Periyapatna taluk in the chief minister’s home district of Mysuru.
When Siddaramaiah pressed the button to launch the project on 24 January, the motors did not work at the event attended by a large gathering, including Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and some other ministers.
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Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Managing Director CN Sridhar has now been placed under suspension pending an inquiry on the charge of dereliction of duty.
According to the suspension order, Sridhar was not present at the venue to oversee the arrangements in view of the chief minister’s visit despite the Mysuru deputy commissioner instructing him to ensure electricity supply and take precautionary measures at the venue in a 23 January letter.
The action was taken against the official until further orders based on a report from the Mysuru deputy commissioner. Also, a departmental inquiry has been initiated against him.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
