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Shortage of staff hits PDA functioning

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Tribune News Service

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Patiala, October 26

The office of the Patiala Urban Planning and Development Authority (PDA) is facing a shortage of manpower and is being run by way of allocation of additional charge to officials.

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This includes the posts of the Chief Administrator, Additional Chief Administrator, Chief Engineer and Superintending Engineer among others. Only the estate officer is on a regular charge.

The Divisional Engineer Civil and Divisional Engineer Public Health are also on additional charges.

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Blaming the shortage of staff, residents have complained about the pending works. They said the work of residents was being delayed due to lack of regular appointments of officials.

A resident said: “The rainwater pipe in front of various houses in Urban Estate Phase-1 remains damaged. A similar situation prevails near a religious place in the area.”

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