Wages unpaid, Jal Nigam staff pitches for change

Some say things got worse under SP rule, feel Mayawati might do better

A major project implementing agency, the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN), is unable to pay salaries to employees regularly. The Nigam is the principal implementing agency for river pollution control projects in the state.

“The work is happening briskly but our salaries do not arrive on time,” said an employee of the Nigam here. Several employees confirmed the pay cycle was running on a two-month delay. The employees, which includes hundreds of engineers, recently received their January pay.

“Festivals and summer vacations of our children are coming. How are we supposed to manage the household?,” asked another senior employee, frustrated