Electrical contractors to wait for pending bills

  • | Wednesday | 6th February, 2019

The contractors began their strike on Friday demanding HDMC to clear their bills worth Rs. About Rs 70 lakh is pending with HDMC against maintenance, which will be cleared in part after Monday, he said. Mayor Sudhir Saraf said he had asked officials to clear maintenance bills on priority. Hubballi: Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) electrical contractors who called off their indefinite protest on Monday evening, have decided to wait till next Monday for their demands to be met before going on strike again. HDMC officials and elected representatives convinced them to call of the protest and resume work on Monday.Electrical contractors’ association president Vishwanath Hiregoudar, who met with officials on Tuesday, said he was assured that at least half of the pending bills would be cleared by Monday.

Hubballi: Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) electrical contractors who called off their indefinite protest on Monday evening, have decided to wait till next Monday for their demands to be met before going on strike again. The contractors began their strike on Friday demanding HDMC to clear their bills worth Rs. 6 crore for streetlight maintenance and other works. HDMC officials and elected representatives convinced them to call of the protest and resume work on Monday.Electrical contractors’ association president Vishwanath Hiregoudar, who met with officials on Tuesday, said he was assured that at least half of the pending bills would be cleared by Monday. “If not, we will stop on going works from Tuesday and protest,” he said. Mayor Sudhir Saraf said he had asked officials to clear maintenance bills on priority. About Rs 70 lakh is pending with HDMC against maintenance, which will be cleared in part after Monday, he said.

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