 "Cyclone Amphan")
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Wednesday said a section of its contractual workers have been protesting against the new service agreement with its vendors, resulting in severe disruption in the post- cyclone 'Amphan' restoration works in the Kolkata circle of the telecom major.
To stay afloat, the telecom company has decided to implement service-based agreements with a penalty clause for non-performance, instead of job-based contracts which were offered earlier to vendors, a senior BSNL official said.
Agitators have kept about 10 small and four large exchanges under lock and key, and they are also threatening permanent BSNL employees at several locations in
