Uttarakhand suspends two IAS officials

The Uttarakhand government has suspended two senior IAS officials for their alleged role in the Haridwar-Udhamsingh NagarBareilly highway (NH-74) compensation scam, an official said yesterday.

Pankaj Kumar Pandey and Chandresh Yadav have been found working arbitrarily and being involved in financial irregularities in connection with the widening of the national highway.

It is alleged that many agricultural lands were shown as commercial and compensation was given in violation of rules. (IANS)