Hundreds of contract municipal employees, along with employees of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, called the strike on Monday 16 major lawsuits, including salary. They were on strike for three days because of this effect twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad have become like garbage.
Municipal employees demanded to regularize the services, payment of minimum wages and other welfare measures GHMC headquarters and area offices Other city. Employees alternative GHMC services are also locked to clean the trash and attacked the temporary staff and vehicles in various parts of the city on Wednesday.
Workers cleaning GHMC required to increase salary of Rs.8, 500 to Rs.16, 000 per month, the regularization of all contract employees and health cards for all municipal employees. If the government accepts all of these requirements also it states government has to support nearly Rs.200 crore per year.
In the city of about 6,000 metric tons of garbage is collected every day, due to the absence of employees according to sources, about 15 tons of waste stored at Hyderabad and the situation is worse in the city Old, where more waste is produced because of Ramzan festival. If the situation continues, it will be the enormous impact of Hyderabad SWACHH campaign.
After three days garbage accumulates throughout the city due to the strike by labor unions, GHMC officials have finally realized the possibilities of a possible health epidemic that surrounds the city. In a press conference on Thursday, GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar said he has prepared a contingency plan to deal with the avalanche of junk.
The GHMC plans to deploy 400 vehicles with four workers each, which are attached to units SWACHH 400. A core team has also been formed comprising a deputy commissioner, medical officer and executive engineers to oversee the operation. Apart from this, the GHMC plans to rope in self-help groups for the purpose.
“While the government and GHMC have awakened late, we will ensure that our demands are met at any cost. The GHMC plans to spend more money to hire wage for daily labor contingency plan,” said Vinay Kapoor, general secretary of Union Employees Bhagyanagar Municipal.
