Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s officer sacked after child falls into hole

Hyderabad | Friday | 23rd August, 2019

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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: A section manager of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (HMWS&SB) Mehdipatnam division, D Chandrudu was suspended by the board’s Managing Director, M Dana Kishore on Thursday for dereliction of duty. On Wednesday, a two-year-old Deekshit fell into an open manhole in Gudimalkapur and sustained major injuries. A detailed enquiry was conducted by Water Board officials. It was found that the open hole was under repair, without proper barricading and the agency to whom the works were allocated has delayed the works. The Water Board has blacklisted M/s Keerthi Enterprises and directed the General Manager-3 to register cases against the agency..