Nearly 200 GHMC sanitation workers protest for privatisation

Tension prevailed at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office on Tank Bund as hundreds of sanitation workers gathered to protest the proposed privatisation of garbage collection, demanding job security and immediate government intervention.

This was the third consecutive protest by GHMC Swachh Auto Tipper (SAT) drivers and sanitation workers in the past month, with the workers opposing the proposed privatisation plans.

During the ongoing Assembly session, nearly 200 sanitation workers



entered the GHMC head office and staged a protest. The demonstrators expressed frustration, alleging that despite assurances from Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC authorities were moving ahead with plans to award garbage collection contracts to private companies.

The situation turned chaotic when a heated argument broke out between the police and the protesters. As police personnel attempted to disperse the crowd, several sanitation workers fell during the ensuing commotion, further escalating tension at the scene.