- Municipal workers taking part in ‘vanta vaarpu’ conducted in front of the Municipal Corporation in Khammam on Wednesday. (Right) Garbage strewn on the road at Sangareddy in Medak district.– PHOTOS: G.N. RAO & Mohd Arif
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Civic body contract workers across the State continue their strike for the third day
In an effort to draw the attention of the government
towards their grievances, the striking contract workers of the civic
body conducted ‘vanta vaarpu’ in front of the Khammam Municipal
Corporation office on Wednesday.
The contract civic
workers organised similar protest demonstrations in other parts of the
district on the third day of their strike to press for their charter of
demands, including hike in minimum wages and social security provisions.
Garbage
clearance and other sanitation works remained affected for the third
consecutive day in a row on Wednesday due to the ongoing strike, sources
said.
Meanwhile, the authorities roped in the
services of the sanitation workers from Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh to
remove garbage in Bhadrachalam.
According to
sources, around 300 sanitation workers were brought to the temple town
from Rajahmundry through outsourcing mode for utilising their services
during the 12-day Godavari Pushkaralu.
