Assam PWD Suspends 10 Engineers Over Negligence and Bridge Collapse Irregularities

The Assam Public Works Department (PWD) has suspended 10 engineers, including nine from Barak Valley and one from Haflong, over alleged professional negligence, substandard construction work and irregularities linked to multiple bridge collapses. Those suspended include Kallol Nath, Joydeep Nath, Piyush Choudhury, Ratul Das, Saibal Biswas, Subrata Das, Subhendu Das, Anamur Rahman Barbhuiya and Amir Hussain Choudhury. Shakil Ahmed, Superintending Engineer of Dima Hasao (NEC), Haflong, was also suspended over alleged irregularities during his earlier posting in the Dholai-Sonai division.