The officials at Andhra Pradesh’s famous Tirupati temple have taken up brooms for a cleanliness drive as nearly a thousand sanitation workers went on a flash strike without notice over alleged pay discrepancy. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials were joined by the district collector to undertake the drive, and it is expected to take place every month. The sanitation workers alleged that their co ntracting agency had promised to pay them ₹11,000 per month, but they were getting only ₹9,000. The agency had proposed to further cut down their wages to ₹8,000, leading to the strike. However, the temple trust said that it would not yield to such “blackmailing” tactics and that TTD employees would undertake the cleanliness drives.
At this impasse, Mr Reddy came up with the idea of cleanliness drives with TTD employees under the slogan ‘Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala’.
The first such drive was conducted today in Tirumala, which saw the participation of the trust’s executive officer, junior executive officers, and the district collector
It is reported that the first cleanliness drive under the slogan ‘Sundara Tirumala-Suddha Tirumala’ was conducted in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The drive saw the participation of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer, junior executive officers, and the district collector. The drive is expected to take place every month as a response to the strike by sanitation workers who alleged pay discrepancy. The TTD officials have stated that they will not yield to the workers’ “blackmailing” tactics and have proposed to keep the environs of the temple town clean, green, and hygienic for visiting devotees with the help of TTD employees.
