Garbage strewn on roads as sanitary workers observe strike

The strike observed today against Indore Municipal Corporation's move to introduce the 'biometric' attendance system inconvenienced citizens as rivalry between two groups of sanitary workers led to dumping of garbage on streets in some areas of city.
"One of the factions of the employees created a ruckus in Patnipura, MIG, Vijay Nagar, Chhaoni and Palasia areas of the city and even damaged the garbage vehicles," a police officer told PTI.
He said some motorcycle-borne persons misbehaved with workers from rival group and scattered the filth on roads in these areas.
Later, workers associated with both the groups created ruckus at Palasia police station demanding registration of criminal cases against each other.

IMC Additional Commissioner Devendra Singh said the municipal administration has lodged complaints in Palasia, MIG, Sanyogitaganj and Khajrana police stations against those who damaged the IMC vehicles.
"We have introduced bio-metric attendance in compliance with the Central norms under Swachch Bharat Abhiyan. There is no question of withdrawing this decision," he added.