<p>The Karnataka High Court on Friday postponed till further hearing the strike called by BMRCL employees, clearing the path for Namma Metro services.</p>.<p>The BMRCL Employees Union had decided to launch an indefinite strike from Saturday, bringing to halt Namma Metro services.</p>.<p>The decision was made after the union accused the management of failing to resolve any of the issues raised in the meetings held over 30 days.</p>.<p>Following the intervention of the Karnataka High Court, the management and employees of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had held nearly 10 rounds of meetings to resolve the issue. </p>.<p>Union president Suryanarayana Murthy said the court told both parties to settle the issues in 30 days but the management has not given any assurance even after the deadline expired. </p>.<p>"We have been hoping for a solution to some of the issues we have raised in our letter two months ago. We have decided to go on strike after exhausting all other options," he said. </p>.<p>The court, however, put the breaks on the union by asking leaders to wait until the further date of hearing. </p>.<p>To be prepared for any eventuality, the BMRCL management has been training about 120 contract employees to form an emergency response team (ERT). </p>.<p>Sources in BMRCL said the ERT will be able to run Metro services for a day but not more than that.</p>
<p>The Karnataka High Court on Friday postponed till further hearing the strike called by BMRCL employees, clearing the path for Namma Metro services.</p>.<p>The BMRCL Employees Union had decided to launch an indefinite strike from Saturday, bringing to halt Namma Metro services.</p>.<p>The decision was made after the union accused the management of failing to resolve any of the issues raised in the meetings held over 30 days.</p>.<p>Following the intervention of the Karnataka High Court, the management and employees of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had held nearly 10 rounds of meetings to resolve the issue. </p>.<p>Union president Suryanarayana Murthy said the court told both parties to settle the issues in 30 days but the management has not given any assurance even after the deadline expired. </p>.<p>"We have been hoping for a solution to some of the issues we have raised in our letter two months ago. We have decided to go on strike after exhausting all other options," he said. </p>.<p>The court, however, put the breaks on the union by asking leaders to wait until the further date of hearing. </p>.<p>To be prepared for any eventuality, the BMRCL management has been training about 120 contract employees to form an emergency response team (ERT). </p>.<p>Sources in BMRCL said the ERT will be able to run Metro services for a day but not more than that.</p>
