India, March 15 -- A surprise inspection at the vegetable market in Sector 26 by Punjab governor-cum-UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria found sanitation lapses leading to stringent action against several of its employees on Saturday. An explanation has also been sought from the secretary, market committee, Chandigarh, regarding discrepancies observed during the inspection.

As part of the action taken, two employees of the Chandigarh Market Committee were suspended, an outsourced sanitation worker was terminated and a private firm was fined Rs.50,000 after sanitation lapses were noticed during the surprise inspection at the Sector-26 grain, fruit and vegetable market by Kataria.

Following the inspection, the secretary, agriculture, dir...