Fill up 85 posts of Mech JEs: JKMEA

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: All J&K Mechanical Engineering Association (JKMEA), Jammu has urged upon the Government to  create two posts of  Chief Engineers (Hyd/ Mech), one each in Jammu and Srinagar and fill up 85 posts of  Junior Engineers   Mechanical (Grade-I), which have already been created by Government.
In a meeting of  the Association held here today at MED Complex Bikram Chowk here under the chairmanship of R K Kohli, the members including president Ajay Khajuria,  T R Sharma (VP)  and others pointed out that these 85 posts of JEs Mechanical were created by the Government vide order No. 370-PW (Hyd) of 2011, but these posts have not been filled up so far. Due to shortage of staff,  the work is being affected in many divisions.
The members strongly demanded creation of two posts of Hydraulic Chief Engineers  Mechanical in J&K, one each in Kashmir and Jammu. They also demanded promotion against the available posts of AEs (Mech), AEEs and Executive  Engineers (Mech) lying vacant in the department since long by maintaining quota of Degree/ Diploma at each level, regularization of engineers of all cadre and creation of Mechanical Divisions in the newly created districts.