PNS | DEHRADUN
The State administration suspended Kumaon’s divisional manager (Operations) of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) of Kathgodam division, Pooja Joshi for dereliction of duty as she reportedly failed to answer calls from senior officials during the critical hours after the Bhimtal bus accident which resulted in the death of the fifth passenger on Thursday.
The UTC general manager Pawan Mehra confirmed the suspension stating that Joshi has been attached to the corporation’s headquarters. As per the order issued late on Wednesday, while police and rescue teams acted promptly at the accident site, Joshi failed to do so. She reportedly neglected her departmental duties and failed to respond to calls, which was deemed a serious lapse. Joshi also had a history of negligence, with disciplinary action previously proposed against her reportedly for similar lapses.
Following this, the Transport department issued her suspension order, Mehra said. Also, the fifth victim Diksha Prakash (21) succumbed to her injuries on Thursday. As per the officials, the health of six victims admitted in Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Haldwani is quite critical. A team of the doctors from AIIMS-Rishikesh is treating them there, they said.
