Jal Sahiyas are demanding payment of their monthly emolument, which is a long overdue even in this Covid 19 pandemic said sources.
A Jal Sahiya of Satbarwa block Priti Gupta said, “Monthly emoluments of Jal Sahiyas are unpaid in this Covid 19 pandemic. There are a large number of Jal Sahiyas whose monthly emolument is unpaid for 10 months and some have no payment of it even for 14 months.”
A Jal Sahiya gets just 1,000 rupees a month and this too is going unpaid in time like this which is too critical for every one said Gupta.
Sweety Kumari, Social Mobilizer of Chainpur block said, “Jal Sahiyas need to be taken care of. They are the grass root workers at village level.”
Sweety Kumari said Jal Sahiyas are a major tool in creating social awareness for Shouchalayas and women’s intimate hygiene,
On Thursday August 27 a large number of Jal Sahiyas staged a demonstration on the premises of the office of the Executive Engineer of the drinking water sanitation office here in Daltonganj.