DEHRADUN: Over 1,000 nagar nigam workers who were on a strike resumed work on Thursday after mayor Vinod Chamoli assured them that a government order (GO) for the implementation of the 7th pay commission would be released.The workers have been protesting since Tuesday demanding implementation of the 7th pay commission, which is applicable from January 1, 2016.The mayor said, “We have spoken to the state urban development ministry to expedite the release of the government order regarding the implementation of the 7th pay commission for nigam workers. They have assured us that it will be done on priority basis. The workers will get their dues soon.”Dheeraj Bharti, secretary, Dehradun nigam’s sanitation workers’ union told TOI, “We are happy that the government has paid heed to our demand and promised swift action. We have decided to call off the strike and resume work.”The civic body has been grappling with a series of issues this month, including a week-long strike by contractual sanitation workers followed by a huge fire at the trenching ground.Meanwhile the residents heaved a sigh of relief as civic services like garbage collection, tax collection etc were back on track.Satyendra Kashyap, a resident of Subhash Nagar, said, “The government order should not have been delayed in the first place. It is good that the government has finally taken action. The city had turned into filth in just two days of no garbage collection. Even streetlights in some places like Race Course had stopped working and had not been repaired.”Rajkumar Juyal, another resident added, “I don’t understand the reason for frequent strike by nigam workers. It appears that there is a severe lack of coordination between the workers and the nigam officials as well the nigam and the state government.”

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