NHPC Employees Federation elects its president during annual convention.

Kishtwar:- NHPC Workers and Employees Federation during his 14th convocation at Kishtwar elect its President and General Secretary of the union.

In the election which was held under the Chairmanship of Mr. Latief Hussain Siddiqui, Mr. R.C Khuntia and Mr. M.R Salalia were unanimously elected as president and General Secretary respectively. Both the elected representatives conveyed their heartiest thanks to all the participants and assured them that they will fight to fulfill the need of the employees of NHPC. They also condemn the transfer of 183 Class IV employees from Jammu and Kashmir to far-flung places in Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh and urged upon the NHPC management to cancel the transfer orders.

Earlier former Minister and MLA Inderwal G M Saroori inaugurated the 14th convention at DHP colony Kishtwar. While inaugurating the function, Mr. Saroori assured the NHPC employees to extend all types of cooperation for finding out the solution to major problems of NHPC Employees. He also said he had taken up the matter for early start of work on power projects like Pakal-Dool, Budsar, Kwar, Kerru, Rattle, Karthati and Dool-Hasti II so that the unemployed youths of Kishtwar will get job opportunities in these power project. Moreover the representatives of NHPC from different parts of the country also address the gathering and all the participants strongly condemn the transfer of 183 Class IV employees from Home State to other states of the Country.

Among the prominent who address the convention Thakur Jughal Bhandari, B.N Jha, Vijay Kumar, Latief Hussain Siddiqui, Dewakar Jha, S.P Kotach, A. Jaryal, Johinder Pathania, Som Dutt Sharma, Shafaqat Hussain, Farooq Ahmed, Surta Singh, Ravi Kumar Ranimoo, S.C Manhas and others.