NDMC official suspended for poor performance

While the city has been battling garbage and pollution woes, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has suspended one of it's top officers — medical officer (health ) (MOH) allegedly for "slackness in performance" over "waste management' in Lutyen's Zone.

The order dated December 27, stated "disciplinary proceedings against Dr PK Sharma, medical officer - (health), public health department is contemplated."

The order undersigned by the NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar said "places Dr Sharma under suspension with immediate effect."

However, according to officials, one of the reasons for suspension was the upcoming ASEAN summit in January next year in which ten heads of states will be coming down to the capital while complaints of garbage not being collected we're made from VIP quarters.

"An observation was made after a few complaints of garbage being littered and not collected from the lanes were received after which waste management was geared up. However, the orders have come allegedly after negligence was noted on part of the department."

Lutyen's Zone houses VIP and VVIP residents including the Prime Minister. The NDMC looking after the area is the richest civic body in Asia. The civic body had earlier this year suspended four executive engineers allegedly for "negligence". However, the officers were reinstated after a brief period.