The strike of the contractual workers of Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam limited (UPNl) in the associated hospital of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) entered the fourth day on Thursday. The agitated workers started boycott of the emergency services on the day but the hospital administration swiftly made alternate arrangements so that the services remain least affected. The workers however allowed the sanitation workers to work so that hospital was cleaned after an interval of three days on Thursday. Heaps of garbage had piled up in the wards and outside triggering a danger of spread of infection. The strike of the workers affected the registration and billing counters of the hospital.The Officiating Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital JS Rana told The Pioneer that the OPD, pathology and other departments of the hospital functioned normally on the day. He said that the hospital is managing the works by utilisation of the available man power. It is worth mentioning here that the number of striking workers of the hospital is 173.The striking employees under the banner of association of Contractual workers of GDMC continued their protest outside the administrative block of the hospital. The President of the association, DS Rawat said that the association has decided to continue their strike till their demands are accepted. He said major demand of the workers is their services should be transferred from UPNl to medical college. Rawat said that the association demands that all class III contractual workers should be given a salary in range of Rs18,000 – 20,000 with 12 per cent increase in salary every year. He said that the salary of the all class IV employees should be Rs15,000 and the salary of sanitation workers should be increased to Rs12,000.The association is also demanding that the posts of the all the contractual workers should be created in the medical college.