Bhubaneswar, March 13 -- The sanitation workers, who had been on a cease-work strike since Monday, put their protest on hold after another round of discussion with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor on Wednesday morning.

The workers have returned to duty and started picking up garbage from the streets.

As per reports, the BMC has assured the sanitation workers in writing to fulfill their demands of a salary hike in three days and waste segregation in 15 days following which they suspended their strike.

However, they warned to relaunch the strike again after two days if the BMC does not deliver on the promise.

"The government will announce the good news in two days. So, we have called off our strike for the next two days...