A senior official with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has been suspended for failing to check illegal constructions in a ward under the civic limits, reported news agency PTI.

Numerous unauthorised chawls had come up in areas such as Manda, Titwala, Balyani, Baneli, Umbarni and Vasundri, all under the jurisdiction of the KDMC's ward A, officials said on Wednesday, reported PTI.