Gurugram, May 11 -- Even as sanitation workers of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) continued their strike for the tenth consecutive day, the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department has granted administrative approval for a Rs.440 crore mechanised and manual sweeping project aimed at overhauling the city's sanitation system.

Under the project, Gurugram will be divided into two operational clusters, with zones 1 and 2 forming Cluster 1 and zones 3 and 4 forming Cluster 2. Officials said Rs.200 crore has been approved for Cluster 1 and Rs.240 crore for Cluster 2. Tenders have been floated for mechanised and manual sweeping operations for the next five years.

The development comes amid an escalating sanitation crisis in the city due ...