Chandigarh: PGI union black flag protest withdrawn

CHANDIGARH: The proposed black flag protest by the PGI union stands withdrawn.

The decision was taken at an urgent meeting called by PGI director Dr Jagat Ram with the department employees union, medical technologists association and engineers association on the issue of black flag protest scheduled for February 9 against demolition plan of community centre, 40 houses and central workshop.

Director Ram said there was no plan to demolish 40 houses of type 13 D which belongs to PGI in Chandigarh.

The union was told that the new state of art community centre would be built one year before the existing community centre was demolished for geriatric centre.

Further, the planned renovation of the community centre will be carried out within stipulated period. The union has requested to make renovations within two months.

"We have been told that an agenda for construction of new central workshop at the earmarked place is a master plan which will be placed before SFC in next meeting. In the meantime, safety aspects and interrelated work of different sections of workshop will be investigated while making temporary shifting arrangements. In view of such positive developments, the union has assured to withdraw its action programme of Black Flags on February 9," said PGI employees union president Ashwani Kumar Munjal.

"The PGI administration assured to convey the written decisions by Saturday morning and the union will also give in writing immediately thereafter," he added.