Coronavirus: Disinfection contractors protest over non-payment

Contractors in charge of disinfection protested outside the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) headquarters in Panchpakhadi on Thursday, claiming that the civic body

Published on: Apr 2, 2020, 21:17:50 IST

By Megha Pol, Thane

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Contractors in charge of disinfection protested outside the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) headquarters in Panchpakhadi on Thursday, claiming that the civic body has not paid them for the last eight months. In the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the corporation was carrying out fumigation across Thane city. The corporators claimed that if the TMC does not pay, they will have to seek help from residents to refuel their vehicles.

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Megha Pol
I am a special correspondent with Hindustan Times and also the chief of bureau for Thane. I have worked in Thane for over a decade, covering social, civic, infrastructural, political and cultural issues.Read More

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