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Bengaluru, We’ve Got A Problem: The Mounting Garbage And The Helplessness Of Pourakarmikas

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Aug 02, 2018, 04:57 PM | Updated 04:57 PM IST

A pourakarmika ended his life after he wasn’t paid his salary for over six months despite continuing to clear the city’s garbage.

A pourakarmika ended his life after he wasn’t paid his salary for over six months despite continuing to clear the city’s garbage.

Once known as the Garden City, Bengaluru is today facing a garbage crisis. And amidst that, the workers on the ground who can help ease the problem are treated most unfairly. What’s the way out?

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