Bengaluru waste collectors say civic body hasn’t cleared dues since 6 months

Bengaluru’s New Thippasandara is seeing a strike by the wet waste collectors over non-payment of six months’ worth of dues from the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Non-payment is a persistent issue in various wards across Bengaluru, but not all contractors are going on strike yet. Mounting bills and EMIs, deadlines for tax payments, salaries of the workers, and other expenses are looming large over these contractors as they struggle to make ends meet.

Hired by the civic body, the contractors are private entities who undertake the collection of waste across the city who have a team of workers including vehicle drivers, and also a supervisor to oversee the work of waste collectors reports The News Minute.