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Sanitation workers sweat, toil for Swachh Hyderabad
Amidst the fanfare of the festivals for the past two months in Twin cities, the sacrifices and tremendous hard work of the sanitation workers go unnoticed. Even as the country commemorated Swachh Bharat initiative of the central government, the sanitation workers in city continued their routine work irrespective of the significance of this day.
Hyderabad: Amidst the fanfare of the festivals for the past two months in Twin cities, the sacrifices and tremendous hard work of the sanitation workers go unnoticed. Even as the country commemorated Swachh Bharat initiative of the central government, the sanitation workers in city continued their routine work irrespective of the significance of this day.
They were seen busy clearing the debris across the city and especially on Tank Bund as the Durga idol immersion just concluded on Monday.
They participate in every festival with a commitment. They will be part of all the celebrations taking place across the Twin cities but they do not celebrate. Forgetting their personal woes, they always strive to bring happiness in the lives of people celebrating festivities.
Maremma, a 48-year-old sanitation worker, said that it was a common day for them whether it is a festival or any other day. She said, “We have to ensure that streets and places where celebrations take place are clean and debris is removed in time.”
Many times, our health, personal problems and other family issues take the back seat and we are forced to join duty to ensure the cleanliness of the city, she said. Sanitation workers work under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and carry out sanitation activities across the city on daily basis. G Venkatamma, a widow and a sanitation worker, said that her job is looked down by many people but she feels that it is very important for a clean society.
She said, “I have been working for the past 17 years and brought up three children on a meager salary. Our job is to keep the city beautiful and do it every day.”
People unmindfully litter the streets and roads and they don’t know the hardships we have to undergo in cleaning and clearing the debris from roads and streets, she lamented.
The sanitary workers get a pay of Rs 11,500 every month. Many workers live in rented houses and they could hardly manage to fulfil their needs by the end of a month.
Laxmamma, another sanitary worker said that the festival season increases the burden on them. For the past two months, the need of sanitation increased across the city following Ganesh Chavithi, Bakrid, and now Durga Puja, she said.
There seems no respite for them since another festival is in the offing and that is Diwali on October 18. A sanitary field assistant Venkat said that if there is a heap of debris, it gets cleared by special vehicles and remaining work including sweeping was carried out by the sanitary workers.
