Garbage collection workers on strike

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following the incident of alleged assault on an employee, workers of the Ramky Company contracted for sanitation services, all door-to-door garbage collection have gone on strike in protest of the failure to arrest the accused. As a result, no garbage was collected in any neighbourhood of the capital city on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the sanitation workers have also demanded a salary increase, which has complicated the situation. It is reported that yesterday, a young man named Mohit Monu Sahu assaulted a sanitation worker named Askaran Banjare. A complaint was filed at the Gudhiyari police station regarding this incident, but due to the lack of action, all workers stopped working today. All striking employees gathered at the Daldal Seoni collection point and parked their vehicles there. It is also reported that the accused is absconding, making it difficult to apprehend him.

 

Yogesh Kumar, the project head of Ramky, informed that police have arrested the assaulter and produced in the Court. He is hopeful that they will resume work on Thursday. Yogesh Kumar informed that approximately 850 employees are engaged in sanitation and other related tasks in Raipur. Notably, the employees had also demanded a salary increase and mentioned that disputes with residents often arise over the separation of dry and wet garbage during collection. Discussions have been held with the striking employees, assuring them that their demand for a salary increase will be forwarded to the headquarters. Additionally, the municipal corporation has been requested to arrange separate bins for dry and wet garbage in the city. There were two main demands.

 

Rajendra Prasad Gupta, Additional Commissioner of Raipur Municipal Corporation, informed that the demand for a salary increase by sanitation workers is an internal matter of Ramky Company. However, the municipal corporation has cleared the dues of Rs 2 crore owed to the company. Regarding dry and wet garbage, the municipal corporation has distributed 225,000 dustbins across the city, followed by an additional 10,500 bins. It is now the responsibility of the sanitation workers to collect the garbage separately from residents. On the matter of distributing bins years ago, the Additional Commissioner said that currently, there is no allocation from the government for new bins, but residents are regularly urged to separate their dry and wet garbage and fines are also imposed.