Varanasi: Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal has directed officials to lodge an FIR against an oil company for failing to repair several lanes damaged during excavation work.The issue was raised during an executive committee meeting chaired by mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari on Monday.Councillors flagged concerns over roads and pipelines being damaged during digging by electricity and gas agencies without proper coordination.Councillor Ashok Maurya said local councillors should be informed before any digging work begins in their areas. He also demanded that responsibility be fixed on contractors if roads or pipelines are damaged during such work.The municipal commissioner said the corporation has taken serious note of the digging carried out by the oil company. He added that several lanes damaged during the work have not been repaired so far, and directed the chief engineer to file an FIR against the agency.
