Dehradun, June 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Pauri, 19 Jun: The state government has taken major action following the tragic death of a contractual lineman due to electrocution while working on a power line in Waddakhal, Rikhanikhal block.

Acting swiftly on a complaint by MLA Dileep Singh Rawat, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today ordered the suspension of three officials.

Executive Engineer Vineet Kumar Saxena, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Chandramohan and Junior Engineer Shubham Kumar have been suspended with immediate effect. As per the officials, the move is aimed at enforcing safety standards across all work sites to prevent such accidents in future.

Commenting on the development, the CM stated firmly that negligence of this natur...