Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
The action followed Hinge’s Aug 17 letter to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis , in which he alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in the department and sought an inquiry. A preliminary inquiry found several discrepancies in the process of issuing an occupancy certificate (OC) for a residential-cum-commercial project in Punawale, according to suspension orders issued on Sept 11 by PCMC commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi. A senior PCMC official said both officials were served show-cause notices on Sept 4 and asked to submit their explanations by Sept 7. “The internal inquiry report was submitted on Sept 11.
Based on its findings and the unsatisfactory explanations submitted by both officers, they were suspended,” the official said, adding that a departmental inquiry has also been initiated against the two officials. Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has suspended two of its officials, including an executive engineer and a deputy engineer, nearly a month after former deputy mayor and BJP corporator Tushar Hinge flagged alleged irregularities in the administration’s civil department. The CM subsequently directed authorities to investigate the allegations. The city engineer of the building permission and unauthorised construction control department was subsequently asked to conduct an internal inquiry and submit a report. The allegations formed part of the complaint that prompted the civic administration to initiate the inquiry.