Gandhinagar, July 31 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel continues to closely monitor the functioning of various departments of the state government and district offices, as well as ensure sensitive and citizen-friendly handling of applicants, through direct and surprise visits, the Chief Minister's office said in a press release.

In this context, he has initiated unannounced inspections of district-level offices without any prior intimation. As part of this initiative, on Thursday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made a surprise visit to the office of the Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering Department under the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board, located at the Sahayog Sankul in Gandhinagar.

During this surpri...