Sanitation workers demand half-day work amid rising heat

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30 p.m. and raised concerns implicit    prolonged outdoor vulnerability  during high temperatures.

The national said pourakarmikas are presently moving from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and raised concerns implicit prolonged outdoor vulnerability during high temperatures. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN/File photo

The BBMP Pourakarmikara Sangha has written to the Central City Corporation Commissioner, seeking measures to support sanitation workers from vigor conditions in the city. The national said it plans to submit similar letters to the other four corporations. 

In its letter submitted on Monday, the national said pourakarmikas are presently moving from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and raised concerns implicit prolonged outdoor vulnerability during high temperatures. The national pointed retired that sanitation workers deployed outdoors bash not person entree to remainder shelters and said this could impact their wellness during the summer.  

Published - May 04, 2026 08:35 p.m. IST

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