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While roads attract political visibility and investment, sewerage systems remain buried and neglected, fuelling India’s hidden urban crisis

Contract sanitation workers under the Secunderabad Cantonment Board staged a protest over delayed salary payments allegedly caused by the contractor agency. The workers demanded immediate release of pending wages and warned of approaching the Labour Commissioner if delays continue

Manual scavenging is not merely a vestige of colonial sanitation methods but remains a continuing human rights violation, entrenched in caste hierarchies and social complicity

Manual scavenging persists in India despite the 2013 ban, killing 620-plus workers and highlighting caste inequality, unsafe work, and government apathy 

Several water kiosks set up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to provide free drinking water during summer are lying defunct across the city, with some being used as storage spaces by sanitation workers due to lack of maintenance.

GHMC Bharathi Nagar division corporator V Sindhu Adarsh Reddy felicitated sanitation workers and supervisors for their dedicated service over the past year. She praised their efforts in maintaining cleanliness while unveiling a New Year calendar at her office.

Former BRS councillors extended support to sanitation workers protesting in Kagaznagar over five months of unpaid salaries. They criticised the municipality and the local MLA, demanded immediate release of wages, and warned of intensified protests if the issue remains unresolved.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and Haryana on a plea alleging that female sanitation workers at Maharshi Dayanand University were asked to prove they were menstruating. The court expressed concern over the incident and sought a detailed inquiry

During GHMC meeting, corporators across party lines criticised inadequate sanitation, irregular garbage collection, unclean GVPs, and shortage of workers. Additional Commissioner C N Raghu Prasad assured that measures and regular monitoring would be implemented to improve city sanitation

The city, which generates an estimated 300 metric tonnes of garbage daily, is witnessing heaps of uncollected waste in the market area and the main roads. Left unattended for more than a day, the garbage may decompose adding to the risk of disease outbreaks

The special campaign by BOB is aimed to promote cleanliness with special emphasis on transforming difficult and dirty spots, a press release said.

The 11 women were members of the Haritha Karma Sena of the municipality, which is responsible for collecting waste from households and segregating it into non-biodegradable and biodegradable categories.

Three others including two women working in the petrol bunk have sustained serious injuries. According to DSP Medak Saidulu, the three women workers of Medak Municipality were heading to work.

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that the process of recruitment staffers in the public health wing of Nirmal municipality centre was stalled following allegations of bribery in filling up of the 44 posts of sanitation workers. Indrakaran Reddy told newsmen on Friday that he had instructed Collector Musharraf Ali Faruqui to carry out […]

Mayor pointed out that sanitation workers were playing a crucial role amid Covid-19 and added, “by keeping the city clean, sanitation workers are playing a key role in safeguarding the health of the people

Saying that the sanitation workers had provided a great service by discharging their duties even during the lockdown period, Ch Uday Kumar, founder of Mythri Foundation, said that they have decided to support them.

Minister handed over groceries to the sanitation staff and ASHA workers in Nirmal

In the wake of Covid outbreak in the second weave, Municipal Corporation Karimnagar is now organising yoga classes for the sanitation workers including sweepers, drain cleaners, and garbage collection workers.

Municipal Commissioner G Swarupa Rani complimented members of the trust for providing breakfast and juice to the workers, helping them beat heat wave conditions

Municipal Chairman Mandadi Saidi Reddy conducted surprise visits to several wards on Monday midnight to check whether sanitation workers were properly doing their job