Garbage collectors back to work; piled-up waste removal big task

Amritsar, July 30

After ending their strike, workers of the Solid Waste Management Company resumed their work this morning. However, removing 1,500 metric tonnes of garbage piled up in the city during the last three days will be a big challenge for them. The workers had suspended door-to-door collection after they went on an indefinite protest on Wednesday.

Sanitary inspectors deployed

• Municipal Health Officer (MHO) of the Municipal Corporation (MC) Dr Kiran Kumar has deployed chief sanitary inspectors, sanitary inspectors and supervisors to check the lifting of garbage and streamline door to door collection. Workers of solid waste management are also working in double shifts to remove the garbage
• MHO Dr Kumar also visited the dumping ground at Bhagtanwala to check the ongoing bioremediation work of solid waste management company

While, Municipal Health Officer (MHO) of the Municipal Corporation (MC) Dr Kiran Kumar has deployed chief sanitary inspectors, sanitary inspectors and supervisors to check the lifting of garbage and streamline door to door collection, workers of solid waste management are working in double shifts to remove the garbage.

MHO Dr Kumar also visited the dumping ground at Bhagtanwala to check the ongoing bioremediation work of solid waste management company.

A huge amount of garbage can be seen piled up over the bins at the source level. Residents irked over non-lifting of garbage as wet garbage is stinking in houses.

“The vehicles of door to door collection firm were irregular and visit once or twice in a week. But after the strike, no one has visited our area. Heaps of garbage are stinking inside houses. The MC should make some alternative arrangements in case of such a strike of employees,” said Randhir Sharma, a Vallah Bypass road resident.

According to workers of the Averda, the firm hired by the MC, it would take three to four days to streamline the garbage collection as a number of vehicles were lying defunct. The company officials have released their salaries but the infrastructure is same.