KHATIMA NEWS
Dehradun
About 100 outsourced sanitation workers at Dehradun’s Doon Medical College Hospital are boycotting work over their demand for equal pay for equal work. They cleaned the hospital’s 3 ICUs and burn ward after a request from the medical superintendent, but general wards remained unclean, raising concerns about infection risks for patients.
Roorkee
The Roorkee Mahanagar Congress has opposed the Municipal Corporation’s proposed 100-rupee user charge and warned that it could launch a street movement if the plan proceeds. The announcement came during a membership programme where several sanitation workers joined the party under city Congress district president Rajendra Chaudhary.
Dehradun
3 municipal sanitation workers intervened when masked men allegedly tried to force a woman into a car near Kanan Kunj on Sahastradhara Road in Dehradun. Police have registered a case over the attempted abduction and are examining CCTV footage, the vehicle’s route and a possible family-dispute angle.
Rudraprayag
Sanitation workers employed by Tilwara Nagar Panchayat continued their work boycott for a second day after saying they had not received wages for one month. The stoppage has disrupted waste collection, leaving garbage piled up in several parts of the town and causing inconvenience for residents.
