Vadodara: Strange though it might seem, sanitation workers sent by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to help Vadodara Municipal Corporation ( VMC ) in the post-flood cleaning of the city, included workers from Vadodara. A row erupted after this came to light, with the workers saying they took up the work only because they had been promised full-time jobs in the VMC later. These workers were cleaning parts of Parshuram Bhattha in Sayajigunj.
They reportedly sought water and food after working for a while. An activist reached out to them and was surprised to learn that though they were wearing neon green vests bearing “AMC”, the workers were from Ajwa Road in the city. The activist, Swejal Vyas, said 125 to 150 such workers were bussed in by the AMC.
He added that they were picked up from near Ajwa Road and brought to work. Vyas said the workers had been promised regular work in the VMC. The workers confirmed this to the media.
Vyas took them to the VMC to make representations. Some workers told mediapersons that they had come hoping for regular employment in the VMC and actually held other jobs elsewhere. Municipal commissioner Dilip Kumar Rana said some 250 sanitation workers were sent by AMC.
“Some of them may have been roped in locally,” he said. On the promise of regular employment, Rana said he would gather more details. We also published the following articles recently VMC oppn slams storm drains works At the Vadodara Municipal Corporation's general board.