Hyderabad: Employees and contract workers of GHMC will visit five-star hotels in the city to learn from the house keeping staff of the star hotels how to clean, washrooms and keep them user-friendly.

Orders to this effect were issued by GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar, after employees of the civic body complained that they were unable to work in office due to the stink from the wash rooms.

Shocked by the complaints of poor sanitary conditions in GHMC headquarters which is expected to keep the entire city clean, Kumar asked officials to immediately depute a team of workers for cleaning toilets frequently and mopping floors in the GHMC head office building at Tank Bund.

More than 1,000 people visit the corporation office daily, apart from hundreds of officers and employees.

The six-floor building has 78 washrooms including 24 general toilet blocks for men and women.

The civic body spends about Rs 25,000 towards cleaning material for washrooms.

As many as 50 men and women are employed as housekeeping staff for the GHMC main building, with each worker earning a minimum of Rs 6,700  resulting in the corporation spending over Rs 20 lakh per annum in wages to these workers.

Somesh Kumar said, “Constant monitoring, frequent cleaning and commitment to work ensures cleanliness of washrooms in star hotels and corporate hospitals. Cleanliness begins at home. The civic body is responsible for keeping the entire city clean. I am trying to solve the grievances of our employees so that their performance in work  improves”.