Sangrur residents felicitate sanitation workers with currency-note garlands

Parvesh Sharma

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, April 4

Sangrur residents on Saturday applauded the sanitation workers of local Nagar council for ensuring cleanliness exercise across the city amid Coronavirus pandemic by showering flowers and offering garlands of currency notes to them.

"All members of our sanitation staff are our real hero’s. They have been collecting waste and cleaning streets even in this hour of crisis when all citizens are compelled to sit indoors. Today I along with local social workers honored members of sanitation staff in various parts of district,” said Anil Kicha, Chairman of Sangrur Market Committee.

Kicha along with other Congress leaders, showered flowers on sanitation staff in various parts and also presented garlands.

“I have talked to our minister Vijay Inder Singla for special safety kits to all members of sanitation staff and he has assured to me take up the matter with higher authorities of health department," said Kicha while garlanding an employee of NC in Nabha gate area.

Jaspal Pali, a local social worker, said that they had been asking locals to cooperate with sanitation staff, who are working round the clock.

“Every member of NC staff has been working hard even without required medical equipments. We are proud of them. All residents should help these employees in keeping our city clean,” said Pali.

Local Advocate Sumeer Fatta, who also accompanied the social workers, said that apart from honoring the members, they have also been guiding all to maintain social distancing.

“We have asked all locals to load their packets of waste into the vehicles of staff at their own because the collection of waste from each house by staff members might also cause infection,” Said Fatta.

Punjab PWD and Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, who is local MLA also, said that all NC staff have been working hard.

“I hope that with the support of all, we would defeat Covid-19. I request all residents to stay indoors and help our sanitation staff in keeping the city clean,” said Singla.