The Uttar Pradesh government has blacklisted construction firm NCC and third-party inspection agency BLG Construction Services following the collapse of a water tank under construction in Bareilly, officials said. The step has been taken following preliminary findings of investigation into the incident that took place on May 4 in Alampur Jaffrabad development block.Authorities have also filed FIRs against both NCC and BLG Construction Services over alleged lapses in construction and inspection processes. This action has been taken following the instructions of Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, who had reviewed the matter after the accident.Executive Engineer Kumkum has been suspended in connection with the incident. Two junior engineers of Jal Nigam (Rural) have also been suspended for negligence in work. Besides, departmental inquiry has also been started against all the suspended officers.Besides this, two assistant engineers appointed through outsourcing have been dismissed from service. Bareilly in-charge of BLG Construction Services has also been removed with immediate effect.Officials said NCC and BLG Construction Services will be barred from receiving any new government contracts following the blacklisting decision. The construction company has also been fined 5 per cent of the total project cost and directed to reconstruct the demolished water tank at its own expense. A penalty of 1 per cent of the project cost has been imposed on the inspection agency for alleged lapses in supervision and quality checks.The Jal Shakti Minister has also ordered a state-wide safety audit of all completed and under-construction water tank projects. He has directed officials to ensure strict quality control and mandate third party inspection agencies to conduct technical safety audits along with continuous monitoring of ongoing infrastructure works.Officials said that further action can be taken after the final report of the investigation is submitted.