Summary:
Senior officials decided that they will offer jobs to the 1,437 independent garbage collectors on first-come, first-served basis. Councillor Rajesh Kalia, representing the independent garbage collectors, had warned the General House that it was taking a wrong decision. Charges of garbage collection will be added to the water bills of residents, the corporation has decided. He told Chandigarh Newsline that they will assemble on Sunday for a meeting and chalk out the next plan of action. Jai Kishan Dula, president of the garbage collectors’ union, threatened to stop work at the processing plant in Dadumajra from Monday..