Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- The ex-servicemen engaged by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on an outsourcing basis protested against the reduction of their salaries by Rs 7,000, after joining the Hyderabad Disaster Response Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) as 'Marshalls.'

Scores of these ex-servicemen, who trained the newly-inducted HYDRAA disaster response teams, threatened to boycott their duties on Monday, August 11.

These marshals also handle HYDRAA's disaster control room, and Prajavani operations. As a result, even HYDRAA's vehicles engaged in rescue operations were put on hold in the morning.

Confirming the reports of the salaries of the marshals cut-short by Rs 7,000, HYDRAA informed the media that th...