SIR: Target upped, BLOs under too much pressure

The pressure on the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), mostly women, in the city is increasing as the last date of fieldwork for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls draws closer.

- Our Staff Reporter

They are now being told to upload 150 forms every day. Caught between the voters and their superiors, the BLOs said that they were under great stress, with some of them claiming that the tremendous pressure may even lead to unpleasant consequences.