The formation of a 15-foot deep pit at the same spot near a drainage pumping station in Vastral ward again within 20 days, has exposed the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s poor quality workmanship.

On August 4, a breakdown in the junction machine hall of a drainage line near Doon School in Vastral ward caused a 15-foot deep pit. Although repairs were completed at the same spot earlier on July 15, it broke down again within 20 days.

A vigilance investigation revealed that the repair work was not carried out properly, leading to the second breakdown.

Based on the initial report, Municipal Commissioner M Thennarasan ordered filing of chargesheets against zonal additional city engineer Rajesh Rathava, assistant engineer Ankur Patel, assistant city engineer Ketan Mistri, and deputy city engineer Jay Upadhyay for negligence.