India, May 27 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday ordered the suspension of a junior engineer (electrical) of the Public Works Department for negligence, as heavy rainfall on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday flooded the Minto Bridge, which is listed as a waterlogging hot spot, according to a statement issued by the CM office.

The order cited failure on the junior engineer's part to take necessary countermeasures, such as timely use of pumps to prevent waterlogging in the key stretch. A show cause notice was also issued to the assistant engineer (electrical), seeking a response within 48 hours, and an explanation from the executive engineer concerned, according to the order.

"The chronic problem of waterlogging is now und...