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.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.