Disciplinary action against erring officials

Following unsatisfactory measures taken by officials to contain the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak and provide clean water to prevent further outbreaks of the rare nerve disorder, the divisional commissioner of Pune has directed municipal corporations, including the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), to take disciplinary action against the officials at fault.

- Vicky Pathare

PUNE:

The divisional commissioner of Pune, Chandrakant Pulkundwar, on Wednesday, March 12, issued written orders to five districts including Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur to supply clean water to control the GBS outbreak in the state. Besides, orders were issued to the municipal commissioners of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Kolhapur and Ichalkaranji municipal corporations, officials said. "It is necessary to supply clean water to control the outbreak of GBS in the state. Besides, disciplinary action should be taken against officers, employees who fail to implement this directive due to negligence," said Pulkundwar.