Modi-Xi summit: Real heroes behind ‘clean and clear’ Mahabalipuram haven't been paid for a month

Chennai | Saturday | 12th October, 2019

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Omjasvin MD ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: If Mamallapuram is now looking clean and beautiful, it’s due to the efforts of sanitary workers, who toiled day and night for the past one month for the summit to become a success. However, thousands of these temporary workers hired by State agencies to expedite the ‘beautification’ process, allege they have not been paid for nearly a month. Those involved in door-to-door garbage collection were also roped in to clean up the stretches. The work is separate from the daily garbage collection. Every day the work used to end around midnight,’’ says sanitary worker S Ramesh..