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New Indian Express
3 hours ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Swachh award-winning Vijayawada battles garbage crisis as sanitation workers go on strike
VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada city, which has recently secured the Swachh Survekshan Award 2024 under the Super Swachh League Cities category for its cleanliness and sanitation practices, is now reeling under unsanitary conditions with municipal workers on strike. The door-to-door garbage collection has come to a halt in many places, and large piles of garbage on the streets are causing inconvenience to citizens. Exacerbating the situation, street dogs and other animals are spreading out these garbage piles, resulting in littered streets, with many locations in the city resembling a dumping yard. Demanding implementation of government welfare schemes such as Talliki Vandanam, social security pensions, job security, insurance, and decreasing work burden, the municipal outsourcing employees, particularly sanitation workers, went on strike on July 3,000 outsourcing workers (Andhra Pradesh Corporation for Outsourced Services-APCOS) are currently observing the strike and reportedly not attending their respective duties for the past three days. On the other hand, around 900 outsourcing contract workers who handle key services such as streetlights, drainage, water supply, horticulture, mechanics, drivers, cleaners, and chain men are on strike since June 25.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Five Andhra cities win Swachh Awards 2024
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has once again made a mark on the national stage by securing multiple honours in the prestigious Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024 as Super Swachh League Cities, reaffirming its commitment to cleanliness and urban sanitation. Five municipal corporations from the State have been selected for awards across different population-based and special categories. The awards will be presented by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and the Minister for Power at a grand ceremony in New Delhi on July 17. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated the Municipal Department, Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, officers, sanitation workers, and citizens for AP's shining performance in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. 'These awards further highlight the impact of the Swachh Andhra Swarna Andhra Mission,' he said. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana will receive the awards on behalf of the State and the winning civic bodies. In the Super Swachh League Awards (Population Based Category), Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has been honoured in the category of cities with a population of over 10 lakh. Vijayawada Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi said, 'This achievement has been made possible solely because of our citizens, sanitation workers, and staff.'
