Hyderabad: The workers of Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation (HWandSC) held a demonstration outside Hyderabad Press Club on Monday, calling for payment of their unpaid salaries and pensions of 19 months.
Led by Aftab Larik and Aashiq Qambrani, the protesters shared their ordeals and travails about surviving with their families without their monthly income.
They claimed that one of the corporation’s staff, Muhammad Waris, committed suicide due to his financial straits while another worker’s 6 years old son died because he could not afford his medical treatment.
They lamented that there was no shortage of funds for expenditures of the corporation’s top officers but when it came to payment of their monthly salaries, the HWandSC’s coffers were always shown to be empty.
The protesters said the top officers were allegedly exploiting funds of the HWandSC but the workers who were responsible for the city’s water supply and drainage had been kept high and dry.
They warned the authorities that if their salaries and pensions were not paid, they would intensify their protests.