Phagwara tehsil office building declared unsafe

Ashok Kaura

Phagwara, July 15

The state Public Works Department (PWD) has declared the Tehsil Office building in Phagwara unsafe. Phagwara PWD SDO Jatinder Kumar wrote a letter to Sub Divisional Magistrate Balbir Raj Singh on June 29, requesting him to instruct officers and staff concerned to stop the use of “unsafe” Tehsil Office building.

When contacted, Phagwara SDM Balbir Raj Singh said he had forwarded the letter for required action to the Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner and the PWD has been asked to send fresh estimate for the construction of the new building.

Meanwhile, Executive Engineer, PWD, Varinder Kumar said six more government buildings — including stadium and Government Middle School, Rampur Khalian, Government Primary School, Nasirabad, Government Elementary School, Bhularai, Government Senior Secondary School had already been declared unsafe and required steps were taken to inform the authorities concerned to stop the use of these buildings.