175 BRO workers on dharna at Kaza

Around 175 workers of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Deepak have been staging a dharna at Kaza in Lahaul and Spiti district for the past two days. They are demanding the restoration of their muster roll that was discontinued by the BRO a few days ago.

BRO Workers Union vice-president at Kaza Pritam Singh said, “We have been working with the BRO for the past 13 years for the maintenance of 170-km Sumdo-Kaza-Gramphu (SKG) highway in Lahaul and Spiti. The BRO has given a tender to a private firm for the widening of this highway from 76 km to 170 km. The BRO will undertake the widening of the highway from 0 km to 76 km only, due to which the requirement of labourers has reduced considerably.”