Shimla, May 19 -- The strike of the 900 sanitation workers, employed under the Shimla Heath Beautification Environment and Heritage (SEHB) Society, continued on the third day on Monday, paralysing the town's sanitation system. Responsible for day-to-day garbage collection in the town, the workers began an indefinite strike on May 15, leading to piling garbage. They are pressing for restoration of the 10% annual increment that was withdrawn by the MC.

On Monday, the employees staged a protest at CTO Chowk. Despite receiving assurances from the Municipal Corporation that their demands would be looked into, the employees remain unwilling to call off the strike.

The strike comes at a point when the tourist season is picking up. So the MC ha...