Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Dec 2: Facing starvation after being denied their wages for the last 55 months, the PHE daily wagers have decided to intensify their struggle.
In a meeting of the workers held under the banner of Water Works ( PHE) Employees Association Udhampur, led by Som Nath, its president, the members unanimously resolved to intensify their struggle if the Government failed to release their pending wages. They said that despite several representations to the senior officers, the issue was not settled. Even a few weeks ago, the matter was taken up with the Chief Engineer PHE Jammu, SE PHE and the Deputy Commissioner Udhampur.
Som Nath while speaking in the meeting alleged that PHE daily wagers/ consolidated workers are performing their duty regularly but they have been denied their hard earned wages by the Government. Even on Diwali festival the Government did not release single month’s salary in their favour. Their families have been left to face starvation. He said the Government has miserably failed to solve the pending issues of the workers.
He also demanded regularisation of CP/ITI/ LC workers, remove shortage of staff in various pumping/ water stations and PHE offices, clear pending SRO-43 cases, conduct DPC of all cadre, increase medical allowance of workers and change the designation of the employees as per their nature of job. He appealed the workers and employees to remain united for the cause
Senior members Suraj Parkash, Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kesar, Krishan Chand, Shambu Nath and Anil Dubey also spoke on the occasion.
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