Strike Called Off, Garbage Woes Persist In Many Areas The sanitation workers' strike that disrupted door-to-door garbage collection across large parts of Nagpur for three days ended on Sunday. However, residents in several areas continued to grapple with uncollected waste, with garbage remaining uncleared for a fourth consecutive day in many localities. Confirming the development, Rajesh Bhagat, deputy commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), stated that the contractual employees of Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited, responsible for door-to-door waste collection in NMC Zones 1 to 5, had called off their strike and resumed services from Sunday. A representative of the sanitation workers' union confirmed the strike was withdrawn after the company agreed to address the employees' demands, following which workers returned to duty. The strike had brought waste collection and transportation to a halt, resulting in garbage piling up outside homes, housing societies, commercial establishments, and along roadsides. This created unsanitary conditions across the affected areas and undermined the NMC's ongoing cleanliness fortnight campaign, which aimed to improve sanitation standards. Instead, mounting garbage heaps and public resentment dominated the civic landscape. Although collection services resumed, the effects of the strike remained evident in several neighborhoods. Residents reported that garbage vehicles had yet to reach their areas, leaving waste accumulated since Thursday. Intermittent rainfall further worsened the situation, soaking the garbage and triggering foul odors.#nagpur #nagpur_municipal_corporation #rajesh_bhagat #antony_waste_handling_cell_limited #solid_waste_management_department
