Clean city on mind, Patiala MC to hire sewer men, sanitation workers

Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 1

The Municipal Corporation (MC) today decided to hire 127 sewer men and 286 sanitation workers on contract. The decision was taken at the meeting of the MC General House here today.

Officials said the MC had 673 sanctioned posts of sanitation worker and 68 posts of sewer man. Besides, the civic body had in total 959 sanitation workers and 195 sewer men working at its office, they added. Of these 473 sanitation workers and 45 sewer men were regular employees of the MC, they said.

The MC had over 278 casual sanitation workers and 100 sewer men working for it, they added. If they were hired on contract as per the guidelines of the Local Government Department, the MC would bear an extra burden of Rs5.36 crore every year for their salaries, they said. The matter to hire workers on contract was discussed and passed at the MC General Body meeting, they added.

The MC would form a committee for the selection of workers, they said.

The MC also discussed disposal and management of animal carcasses in the city, they added. Earlier, directions for the establishment of an animal carcass plant were released by the Local Government Department, they said.

As establishment of plant would cost them more the MC had been therefore looking at other options, they added.

“As such, the MC today discussed the matter and decided to sign the MoU with the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, which already has an animal carcass plant in the city. The MC will incur Rs25 lakh on preparation of the site for storage of animal carcasses in the city apart from paying for vehicles for their transportation, fuel, furniture and electricity bills,” they said.