Bhubaneswar: Sanitary workers engaged by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) staged a cease-work agitation under the Rajmahal overbridge in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The cease work protest has affected the sanitation works in 53 wards of the Capital City.
Several hundred sanitary workers assembled in Rajmahal and staged their protest demanding that their salary be hiked to Rs 15,000 and abstain from waste segregation. They have demanded that the BMC appoint separate people to segregate the dry waste from wet waste.
The agitating sanitary workers alleged that the state government as well as the BMC authorities refused to concede their demands despite repeated requests for a salary hike. The sanitary workers rued that while the government has increased the salaries of nearly all sections of its employees, their demands have been neglected.
They also alleged that despite working outdoors under the sun and in rain, they have not been provided with protective gear. Despite ensuring that the Smart City remains clean, they are also not provided with gloves, soap, and other amenities.
The agitators are determined to continue with their cease-work protest till their demands are met.
