The Corporators and the officials put pressure on Pourakarmikas to work hard and keep the city clean. However, they are least bothered to find out the problems being faced by the people who keep the city clean. They do not know the strength of the labour force, the shortage of garbage clearing carts and cleaning vans. In our area, every day one-and-a-half load of garbage is collected. However, because of improper facilities to dump, half the load has to be left behind. It has also been advised to fix mike and chip to the garbage vans. But, to this day most of our problems remain unsolved. When this is the condition, how is it possible to clear the garbage properly?
—Jayaram, Pourakarmika
