Section of pourakarmikas stage protest

Garbage collection affected in around 60 wards

Garbage collection in many parts of the city was affected temporarily on Monday when pourakarmikas in some wards went on a protest. Supported by the Karnataka State Corporations, Municipalities, Town Municipalities’ Pourakarmika Union, several pourakarmikas also staged a dharna in front of the Gandhi statue at Maurya Circle, demanding that services of 18,000-odd civic workers be regularised. Narayana (Mysore), president of the union, told The Hindu that despite assurances from the government more than three years ago, the services of drivers, cleaners, etc. had not been regularised. They continue to remain under contract though the civic body has been disbursing their salaries directly to their accounts since January 2018.