Archive · 5 Sep 2026
TASMAC Staff Protest Bottle Collection Duties in Thanjavur
TASMAC workers in Thanjavur held a protest on Friday.
They gathered outside the district manager's office.
The workers said collecting empty bottles should not be their job.
They asked officials to give this work to private companies or groups.
Krishnamurthy, a union district secretary, led the protest.
Members of CITU and AITUC also took part.
The protest was held as a dharna, which is a form of sit-in demonstration.
The article does not say how officials responded.
TASMAC employees staged a dharna in front of the district manager's office in Thanjavur.
The protest took place on Friday.
Employees demanded that private parties be given responsibility for collecting empty bottles.
They said TASMAC workers should not be used for empty-bottle collection.
District secretary Krishnamurthy led the agitation, joined by CITU and AITUC office-bearers.
- Who
- TASMAC employees, led by union district secretary Krishnamurthy, with CITU and AITUC office-bearers.
- What
- They staged a dharna opposing the use of TASMAC staff to collect empty bottles.
- When
- Friday.
- Where
- Outside the district manager's office in Thanjavur.
- Why
- They demanded that private parties be given responsibility for collecting empty bottles.
- Location
- Thanjavur
- Protest type
- Dharna
- Protesters
- TASMAC employees
- Main demand
- Hand empty-bottle collection over to private parties
- Union leader
- Krishnamurthy, TASMAC employees union district secretary
- Supporting organizations
- CITU and AITUC