5,000 Patwaris on strike in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has suspended more than 140 patwaris or revenue officials and issued notices to 3,912 others amid an indefinite strike by around 5,000 patwaris that has been going on for a month, an official said on Friday. Besides, 1,007 patwaris have been issued show-cause notices for a break in service while 186 others have received final warning letters directing them to resume duty, a revenue department official here said.