Shifting dairy units: Two officials issued show-cause notices for missing panel meet

One of the officials said the DC was annoyed as both the absentees had been directed to attend the meeting.

Taking strict note of an executive engineer and animal husbandry deputy director’s absence from a meeting of the high-powered committee constituted for shifting of dairy units out of the city, deputy commissioner (DC) Varinder Sharma has issued show-cause notices to both the officials.

The administration is contemplating shifting of dairy units as their owners have been dumping dairy waste and cow dung in the Buddha Nullah. (HT File)

The fourth meeting of the panel formed by the local bodies department for shifting of dairy units situated in Haibowal and Tajpur road dairy complex was held under the chairmanship of mayor Balkar Sandhu at his camp office near Rose Garden here on Thursday evening. DC Sharma and municipal commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal were also present in the meeting.

However, the meeting was postponed after the participating officials were discussing the proposal and found that two of the officials, including the executive engineer of drainage department and deputy director of animal husbandry department, were not in attendance.

One of the officials said the DC was annoyed as both the absentees had been directed to attend the meeting.

“As per the directions issued by the DC, show-cause notices are being issued to the officials who were absent from the meeting,” said MC joint commissioner Kulpreet Singh.

Earlier on September 17, MLA Sanjay Talwar had asked the committee to take final decision on shifting of dairy units. Talwar alleged that dairy owners dumped waste and cow dung in the drains due to which the sewer lines get choked and residents face problems.