Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Sept 4: A meeting of District Executive bodies of PHE Employees Association (PHEEA) of both Udhampur and Reasi districts was held here at PHE Complex, wherein the speakers highlighted various demands including release of pending wages of PHE workers.
The meeting was chaired by senior vice-president, PHEEA, Jammu province, Som Nath, who discussed various demands of the Association including release of pending wages since last 4 years, meeting shortage of staff in the department, holding DPC meeting twice in a year at divisional and provincial level, payment of minimum wage of Rs 225 per day to workers and implementation of SRO 520.
Addressing the workers, Som Nath said that the workers have not been paid for last 4 years. He said first time in the history the pending wages of casual labourers has not been released even on the eve of Eid, Rakshabandhan and Janamashtmi. He urged the Governor SP Malik to intervene personally for early release of pending wages of PHE workers on priority basis.
The speakers also demanded the Government to revise the sanctioned strength of the PHE Department, which they alleged has not been revised since creation of divisions since 40-50 years back. Due to shortage of staff, many water supply schemes are going to be non-functional, they alleged.
Those who spoke on the occasion were Vijay Sharma, PHEEA Udhampur, Suraj Parkash, Makhan Chand, Jagdish Magotra, Krishan Chand, Kuldeep Kumar, Balbir Singh and many others.
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