Action against engineers came after chief minister Dr Mohan Yadav took cognizance of the major engineering flaws in the ROB and ordered an inquiry. The ROB given the design and engineering flaws became a laughing stock on social media across the globe.
Bhopal: In a major action as many as seven engineers from Public Works Department (PWD) including two chief engineers were placed under suspension with immediate effect while a departmental inquiry was initiated against a retired superintending engineer on being found responsible in an inquiry for major design and engineering flaws in construction of Aishbagh railway overbridge (ROB) in Bhopal, that made Madhya Pradesh laughing stock on social media across the globe.
Chief minister Dr Mohan Yadav posted on X on Saturday (June 28) night, “I took cognizance of the serious negligence in the construction of Aishbagh ROB and ordered an inquiry. On the basis of the inquiry report, action has been taken against 8 PWD engineers. Seven engineers including two CEs have been suspended with immediate effect. A departmental inquiry will be conducted against a retired SE.”
CM also informed that both the construction agency and the design consultant have been blacklisted for submitting a faulty design of ROB in this project.
“A committee has been formed to make necessary improvements in the ROB. The ROB will be inaugurated only after the improvements are made”, announced the CM.
ऐशबाग आरओबी के निर्माण में हुई गंभीर लापरवाही में मैंने संज्ञान लेते हुए जाँच के आदेश दिये थे। जाँच रिपोर्ट के आधार पर लो.नि.वि. के 8 इंजीनियर्स के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की गई है। दो सीई सहित सात इंजीनियर्स को तत्काल प्रभाव से निलंबित किया गया है। एक सेवानिवृत एसई के खिलाफ विभागीय जाँच…
— Dr Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) June 28, 2025
Notably, the ROB had a 90-degree turn making it one of the most unsafe ROBs in the country drawing criticism from across the country and also from abroad on social media.
According to additional chief secretary, PWD, Neeraj Mandloi, the engineers suspended include chief engineers Sanjay Khande and GP Verma, superintending engineers Umashankar Mishra, Ravi Shukla and Javed Shakeel, executive engineer Shabana Rajjak and assistant engineer Shanul Saxena.
The retired superintending engineer against whom the departmental inquiry has been initiated is MP Singh.
The construction agency’s name is Messrs Puneet Chaddha (H-06 Fortune Glory, Bhopal) and design consultant is Messrs Dynamic Consultant, Bhopal.
However, the charges against the suspended engineers and also the retired engineer will be decided on Sunday, in details.
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Sir, this is a commendable and much-needed decision—long overdue. Bhopal city has suffered from several design flaws over the years, and the Aishbagh ROB incident has rightly served as a wake-up call. Your swift and decisive action reflects strong administrative leadership.
— RAJEEV TIWARI (@RAJEEVT89900548) June 28, 2025
This has been in the news for more than a week. The bridge was completed much earlier. Action should have ideally happened once this goofup became a matter of public ridicule.
— Abhinandan Mishra (@mishra_abhi) June 28, 2025
