The Hindu 02.01.2014
Sanitation workers given sweets, identity cards
Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain and GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar distributed sweets and identity cards to sanitation workers at the head office on Wednesday on the occasion of New Year. He appreciated the efforts of the sanitary staff in making Hyderabad a pollution-free and clean city.
Different companies and corporate offices had come forward to sponsor sweet boxes to the entire sanitation staff of GHMC in recognition of the vital role they play in maintaining the city, he said.
According to a press release, the programme was taken up in all the 150 wards and sweet boxes were distributed to 24,000 sanitation workers.
Mayor visits orphanage
The Mayor visited ‘Anees Ul Gurba’, which was established in 1921, near Nampally Railway station and Amanvedika Snehaghar Boy’s Home near Bible house, Secunderabad, and celebrated the New Year with the orphaned children and distributed sweets and fruits to them, a press release said.
