DELHI PWD AND CPWD ENGINEERS STAGE MASS PROTEST RALLY IN FRONT OF DELHI SECTT.

New Delhi: Hundreds of engineers belonging to Delhi PWD and CPWD at Delhi staged a Mass Protest Rally in front of Delhi Secretariat during lunch hours on Friday 28th August 2015 during lunch hour voicing their strong opposition to the recent restructuring of Delhi PWD. They are protesting the provisions of Unified Command at EE level endangering the public safety and property, Creation of 2 Engineer-in-Chief posts which is unheard of in any Govt department, assigning of Current Duty Charge in large scale bypassing all rules and seniority, posting of PWD engineers in District Urban Development Agency (DUDA) among other demands. They state that all the engineers of Delhi PWD are on agitational path since the orders are issued on 12th August and are demanding withdrawal of the same.
The engineers of Delhi PWD say that they have been spearheading all major development activities of the Delhi Govt for many decades and being encadred posts of CPWD they are qualitatively and systematically well ahead of all other state govt departments and local bodies. The works of many roads, flyovers, hospitals, educational institutions, other public buildings, works related to ASIAD in 1982 and recent CWG in 2010 are the outstanding examples of the achievements of PWD engineers. If the present turmoil created in the name of restructuring is not settled all crucial development works are bound to suffer badly as the engineers do not want to put the safety of public at risk by engaging themselves in totally unfamiliar fields for which they are being forced now. It is like asking the orthopaedic surgeon to perform neurosurgery saying that both are qualified and experienced doctors.

They demanded that all the impugned orders should be withdrawn immediately and any future proposals to be made taking all stake holders into confidence and in accordance with the job suitability and recruitment rules and educational qualifications. After the Rally they submitted a detailed memorandum to Shri Satyendra Kumar Jain, PWD Minister requesting him to withdraw the impugned orders and take action against those responsible for such major upheaval.

Author: sarkarimirror