LED streetlights installed

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 12

Finally, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has fulfilled a 30-year-old demand of Ward No.77 residents by installing streetlights along the railway track. The MC has installed around 60 LED lights on a road from 22 number railway crossing to Kot Khalsa crossing.

Usha Rani Devgan, councillor of Ward No. 77, claimed that it was a long pending demand of residents to install LED lights on the kutcha road along the railway track. Residents of several colonies use this road. The area was safe haven for addicts and snatching were being reported frequently.

Councillor Devgan claimed that they had met MLA Raj Kumar Verka and asked to install LED lights. Now 60 lights have been installed. “We will carpet the road so commuters not face any inconvenience”, added Devgan.

It is worth mentioning here that with the amount of Rs 34 crore, around 66,000 LED lights would be installed throughout the city under the Smart City Project.

Pensioners demand release of DA

Members of the Pensioners Welfare Association (PWA) on Sunday held a protest rally against the state government for not implementing their demands. Surjit Singh Goraya and Sukhdev Singh Pannu, patron and president of the association, said the government displayed its ruthless face by postponing implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report till June 30 and the concept of “no work no pay”.

Association general secretary Somnath Rauliya alleged that the government was not releasing valid pension and other dues to its retired employees. On the other hand, when it comes to MLAs, the state government was releasing them pension and other emoluments without any hitch.

They sought immediate release of pending installments of dearness allowance, implementation of the pay commission report, increase in medical allowance to Rs 2,500 per month, and revival of stalled cashless health scheme.