Dehradun, March 26 -- The state president of Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh (ABSMS) Vishal Birla alleged that amid the threat of novel Coronovirus (COVID-19), sanitation workers are not being provided with proper equipment and are being lodged in cramped conditions by Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD). On the other hand, the chief municipal health officer Dr Kailash Joshi denied this allegation, stating that every sanitation worker is provided with all the necessary items.
In spite of the threat of COVID-19, the sanitation workers are still operating to maintain the hygiene in public areas. However, the sanitation workers are reportedly not being provided with the proper equipment for their own safety. According to the Birla, "W...