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Indore Sanitation Strike Leaves Garbage Piling Across City
More than 8,000 sanitation workers in Indore are on strike.
They want their jobs to be made regular and are asking for other benefits.
Because they are not working, garbage is piling up in streets, markets and homes.
Some waste-collection vehicles did not reach their usual areas.
The workers held a protest outside the municipal corporation office.
Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal said 44 workers who had lost their jobs were reinstated.
He sent other requests to the state government and asked the workers to return.
The workers said they would keep striking on Wednesday.
More than 8,000 Indore Municipal Corporation sanitation workers continued their strike for a second day on Tuesday.
Workers are seeking regularisation of services and other benefits, disrupting waste collection across the city.
Garbage accumulated on roads, in markets and residential areas as collection vehicles missed several wards.
Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal said 44 workers removed from service had been reinstated and remaining demands were sent to the state government.
Workers rejected an appeal to return to duty and said the strike would continue on Wednesday.
- Who
- More than 8,000 sanitation workers of the Indore Municipal Corporation.
- What
- Workers continued a strike, disrupting sanitation and waste collection while seeking regularisation and other benefits.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, including markets and residential areas.
- When
- Tuesday, for the second consecutive day; workers said the strike would continue Wednesday.
- Why
- Workers are demanding regularisation of services and other benefits.
Workers’ position
Municipal corporation’s position
Ending the strike
Workers’ position
Workers refused to call off the strike and said it would continue Wednesday, seeking action on their demands.
Municipal corporation’s position
Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal said demands within the corporation’s authority had been addressed, remaining issues were sent to the state government, and urged workers to resume duty.
Key facts
- Workers on strike
- More than 8,000
- Strike duration
- Second consecutive day on Tuesday
- Workers reinstated
- 44, according to Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal
- Protest location
- Indore Municipal Corporation headquarters
- Demands
- Regularisation of services and other benefits
- Next announced strike day
- Wednesday
Quotes
Kshitij Singhal
Indore Municipal Commissioner
“We have appealed to workers to end the strike. We hope sanitation services return to normal soon.”
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