Garbage contractors say collection may halt soon amid unpaid salaries, fuel hike
Garbage contractors in Bengaluru are warning of a potential halt in waste collection services due to unpaid salaries and rising operational costs. They have not received payments since January and are struggling to sustain their operations amid increasing fuel prices and a significant wage hike. The contractors have expressed their frustrations to authorities but claim their concerns have been ignored, leading to irregular garbage collection in the city.
- ▪Garbage contractors in Bengaluru have not been paid since January.
- ▪Rising fuel prices and a 60% increase in minimum wages have made services financially unviable.
- ▪Contractors are seeking a meeting with the Greater Bengaluru Authority to address their concerns.
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Amid repeated diesel and petrol price hikes, and the State government’s recent notification increasing minimum wages by nearly 60%, garbage contractors, who have not been paid since January, warned that waste collection services across Bengaluru could be halted anytime soon.Arguing that services have become financially unviable to continue, contractors said they are “no longer interested” in continuing as rising fuel prices, wage costs and mounting operational expenses are pushing them into severe losses. They said that despite repeated representations with the authorities concerned, pending dues remain unpaid.
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