27-yr-old conservancy worker kills self in Mumbai: police

“She had requested the officials of K West ward (Andheri West, Juhu) to assign her work, however, her request was denied every time. Finally, she took this extreme step,” alleged Milind Ranade, general secretary of Kachra Vahtuk Shramik Sangh.

There are around 2,700 conservancy workers, who are hired by the civic body on contractual basis and paid between Rs 6,000 and Rs 9,000.

In December last year, 1,000 conservancy workers had taken to streets and staged a “Bheek Mango Andolan” near the civic headquarters.
The workers had then alleged that they were not paid for three to four months.

Deputy Municipal Commissioner of solid waste management department Vijay Balamwar was not available for comment.