In order to ensure proper water supply, an essential service, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided not to transfer engineers attached to the hydraulic engineer's department elsewhere.
In order to ensure proper water supply, an essential service, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided not to transfer engineers attached to the hydraulic engineer's department elsewhere.
The decision means junior and sub-engineers recruited by the hydraulic engineer's department directly will retire from the department only.
The department has around 3,000 officials of the junior, sub, assistant, executive and deputy engineer's ranks. These personnel work in operations, maintenance, construction, island city, eastern and western suburbs sections of the department under the hydraulic engineer.
According to an order issued in this regard, the department needs 90 sub and 156 junior engineers for its civil works section.
"Given that the service we offer falls under the essential category, our engineers need to remain on their toe 24X7. Due to this pressure, which higher compared to other departments, engineers who join our department feel like switching elsewhere in a year or two of their services. Hence, this decision has been taken," said Ramesh Bambale, hydraulic engineer.
Bambale added that following the decision, the BMC will be able to recruit those personnel who have interest in water services.
"Besides, halting transfers of engineers to other departments does not mean they won't be transferred. The only thing is that their transfers are going to be within our department. There is a hierarchy which will allow them to get promoted. So, there is nothing to worry for the staff," he added.
Why engineers find it difficult to work in the department: The civic body brings water to Mumbai from its dams located 100 to 125km away from the city. The BMC has a vast distribution network of nearly 5,000km spread across the city. Engineers on the aforementioned posts have to do works like water distribution, pipeline repair, maintenance and laying new pipelines in three shifts. The employees have to keep their mobile phones switched on 24 hours in order to attain public grievances.
"Compared to other departments, working in this department becomes strenuous. For example, if a pipeline leaks late at night, our men have to rush to the spot to fix the problem. Besides, it is not the city only; engineers have to work on its outskirts too. Those working in the dam areas find it more difficult to work," said a senior civic official from the department.
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