Theni to get modern UGD cleaning machines soon
The Hindu
Panel chairman assures to redress grievances of workers
Modern machines, which will make the task easy for conservancy workers while cleaning the underground drainage system, will be given to each of the three municipalities in Theni district within a month, said National Commission for Safai Karamchari chairman M. Venkatesan. He was speaking at a review meeting here on Tuesday in the presence of Collector K.V. Muralidharan, Superintendent of Police Praveen Umesh Dongre and officials from Adi Dravida Welfare, Education, Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) and other departments. A large number of conservancy workers from various municipalities, town panchayats and village panchayats took part in the meeting.
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