Q: Hi,i have been closely following the Quarry strike in Kochi, and would really appreciate it, if you could give me some information about the same. Thanks
Did you know that the DMRC had directed the civil contractors to mobilise 800 more workers to speed up works, when the quarry agitation played spoilsport with their plans. Glad it's all sorted now.
Hey, DMRC sources said that it will take up to one week for civil works (which have to get over by October) to get back to normal since they need 800 cubic metres of concrete each day, and most migrant labourers returned to their home states for Holi.
From what i heard, as of now, all quarry owners, including big, medium and small-scale ones have decided to withdraw our strike according to V. Prasad, convenor of the Samara Samiti, which looks after labor welfare.
Mr. Rajamanickam was asked to work out a settlement after talks convened by Mr. Chandy did not yield the desired result. He said that all quarries that have permit will now resume operations, and further talks can be held only after quarry owners withdrew their agitation and they agreed.
Here is what i know, the quarry workers insisted that they will call off the strike only if the government assured them that their grievances regarding licence renewal and environmental clearance based on the outcome of a stay order pending before High Court of Kerala were addressed.
Well, marathon talks were convened by District Collector M.G. Rajamanickam here on Monday, after a section of small quarry owners refused to call off their agitation despite talks held in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
Yeah, i can tell you that Construction activities in the district, including civil works of Kochi Metro are all set to resume as the fortnight-long quarry strike has been called off. This is great news, right?