No Salary, No Water: Pump Operators Threaten Supply Halt in Malda, Dinajpurs
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News18•16-01-2026, 15:15
No Salary, No Water: Pump Operators Threaten Supply Halt in Malda, Dinajpurs
- •Pump operators and temporary workers from Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, and Dakshin Dinajpur districts are protesting unpaid salaries.
- •Workers, including pump operators, electricians, and guards, claim some haven't been paid for six months, others for over a year.
- •A protest was held at the Public Health Engineering Department's main office in Daulatpur, Englishbazar Block, Malda.
- •Jahanara Khatun, a pump operator, highlighted the financial hardship, stating her family relies on her salary.
- •Workers have warned of stopping water supply if outstanding wages are not cleared, impacting approximately 3,000 temporary staff.
Why It Matters: Pump operators in three districts threaten to stop water supply over months of unpaid salaries, causing widespread concern.
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