The Times of India       15.09.2014 

BMC sanitation staff stir to hit waste collection

BHOPAL: Garbage collection and road cleaning across the city is likely to get badly affected as sanitation and contractual workers of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) have decided to go on strike from Monday in support of their demands. Their demands, among other things, include permanent job and facilities at par with permanent BMC workers.

BMC Casual Employees Association and Sanitation workers Association's meeting with Bhopal mayor Krishna Gaur to avert a strike failed, here on Sunday evening.

BMC spokesperson said, the civic body has already approved permanent status for some 2,500 contractual employees and has submitted its request to the state government.

Meanwhile, BMC commissioner has alerted Bhopal IG over the situation and issued instructions to all BMC employees to report for work on Monday. "Action will be initiated against those not reporting for work," a BMC spokesperson said.