SILCHAR: The Public Works Department (PWD) has suspended three officials, including an executive engineer, over alleged dereliction of duty following the collapse of a portion of an under-construction bridge over the Jatinga River in Assam’s Cachar district.

The suspended officials have been identified as Executive Engineer Kallol Baran Nath, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Piyush Kanti Choudhury and Junior Engineer Jaydeep Nath.

The department took the disciplinary action following the collapse of a section of the bridge, citing alleged negligence and failure to properly discharge their official responsibilities.

The suspension of the three officials comes in the wake of the incident, which has raised concerns over the execution and supervision of the bridge construction work.