Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Haryana Right to Service Commission has imposed Rs.3,000 fine on a divisional officer-cum-sub divisional engineer of the public health engineering department and directed to pay additional Rs.3,000 as compensation to the complainant of the case.

The action was taken for failing to provide a service within the stipulated time frame and negligence in effectively addressing the complaint, an official spokesperson of the Commission said.

The complainant, a resident of Hisar, informed the Commission that he and his family were severely affected by the lack of water supply, not only this year but also during last summer. Last year, following the Commission's intervention, the pipeline was replaced. However, in April...