LMC hqs turns protest site as corporator flags 'failing' sanitation in Mahanagar
Lucknow, Sept. 1 -- The floor of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) headquarters became the site of a protest on Monday, as BJP corporator Harishchandra Lodhi sat on a dharna demanding that the civic body withdraw its approval for the private agency Lucknow Swachhta Abhiyan (LSA) to handle sanitation work in Mahanagar ward.
He alleged that garbage collection and street cleaning had deteriorated since LSA took charge and said the agency was brought in without consulting him. Lodhi also alleged that sanitation workers deployed in Mahanagar had not been paid since June, affecting both workers and the regularity of garbage collection.
The protest brought wider complaints against LSA into focus. BJP corporator Amit Chowdhury of Mahatma Gandhi ward said door-to-door garbage collection remained irregular, with vehicles failing to turn up even on Sunday and leaving household waste unattended.
Following the protest, municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar assured Lodhi, who met him on Monday, that the sanitation problems would be resolved. Lodhi said he would meet the commissioner again on Tuesday to pursue his demands....
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