Garbage piles up as sanitary staff strike work in Fazilka

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Fazilka, May 24

Mounds of garbage can be seen in the town due to the ongoing sanitary workers’ strike in support of their demands. As many as 190 sanitary workers, including 65 permanent and 125 contractual employees, are on strike since May 13 resulting in garbage piling up in every nook and cranny of the town, posing a health risk to residents.

The employees have been demanding regularisiation of jobs and increase in salary besides other demands.

Municipal Council sanitary inspector Naresh Khera said nearly 30 ton garbage was collected daily from 16,000 households in the town which meant due to the strike nearly 300 ton garbage had piled up in houses and at dumping stations.

“The stench of garbage has further added to the woes of the residents. The threat of another epidemic outbreak looms large over the town,” said former municipal councillor Sandeep Challana. He said the council failed to make alternative arrangements to lift the garbage.

The residents have demanded that elected representatives of the wards should come forward to make arrangements to lift the garbage.