Woman conservancy worker claims she has not been paid for six months
The Hindu
Woman seeks Mayor's help for unpaid salary; residents complain of encroachment, incorrect documents, and drainage issues in Tirunelveli.
A woman cleanliness worker, P. Subbulakshmi, has complained that she has not received her salary for the last six months.
The woman from Tirukurippu Thondar Street in Vannarpettai gave a petition to Tirunelveli Mayor G. Ramakrishnan during the weekly grievances redressal meeting.
She said that she has been involved in cleaning activity in Corporation Old Primary School, Salai Street, Vannarpettai since June 2024. However, she had not been paid her salary till date, she complained and sought the Mayor’s intervention in disbursal of her salary.
Another woman, A. Ramalakshmi of Town, complained that some strangers had encroached upon the Karuvelan Gundu Street in front of her house and erected a cattle shed.
The shed has obstructed the pathway for her house.
When she asked them to remove it, the strangers had threatened the widow with dire consequences.
Stating that the cattle shed has been put up without any permission from the Corporation, the woman sought action to remove it.

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