Garbage lifting to be hit today in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, October 14

The collection of garbage from public places will be affected tomorrow, announced the Safai Karamchari Union today. However, the door-to-door collection from homes will take place as usual.

The Safai Karamchari Union will go on a strike outside the Municipal Corporation office tomorrow to protest the “selective tagging of safai karamcharis through GPS-enabled watches to keep a tab on the movement of the field staff and irregularities in their attendance”.

Union leader KK Chadha said: “Why this selective tagging? If it has to be implemented, do it for all 4,000 employees of the MC. Where is the place to charge these watches? What if it is lost during charging? If the watch shows incorrect location, how do we prove our innocence?” — TNS