India, May 10 -- The sanitation crisis in Gurugram worsened on Saturday as the strike by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) sanitation workers entered its ninth consecutive day, affecting garbage collection and cleaning operations across several sectors of the city, locals said.

The workers, protesting under the banner of the Haryana Sarv Karamchari Sangh, alleged that the Haryana government has failed to address their demands, including reinstatement of nearly 3,500 laid-off workers, withdrawal of chargesheets and alleged false cases filed during the recent strike, revocation of service breaks imposed on 26 sanitation workers, and regularisation of long-serving contractual employees.

The ongoing disruption has also raised concerns...