213 sanitation workers in Pandharpur to get 600 sq ft homes under corridor project; Rs 56 crore sanctioned

As part of the Pandharpur corridor project, 213 sanitation workers of the city will be given homes of their own. Each worker will get a 600 sq ft house. Rs 56 crore has been sanctioned for this in the first phase. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and Guardian Minister Jaykumar Gore assured that the government is trying to ensure every sanitation worker lives in a home of their own.

A Diwali snacks gathering and felicitation ceremony for sanitation workers had been organised in Pandharpur on the occasion of Diwali. The Guardian Minister was speaking at this event. MLA Samadhan Autade, District Collector S. Karthikeyan, former MLA Prashant Paricharak, and labour leaders Guru Deodi, Dilip Dhotre and Anil Sawant were on the stage. Corporators Nagesh Bhosale and Sunil Walujkar, Tehsildar Sachin Langote, Chief Officer Mahesh Rokade and a large number of sanitation workers were also present.

Gore said a proposal for 150 additional sanitation workers is pending with the District Collector. He asked the Collector to approve it and give the workers a Diwali gift. He said that if any obstacle arose, a way would be found around it. He said the government is positive about taking decisions in the interest of sanitation workers.

Gore said Pandharpur's Ashadhi Wari is gaining recognition in Maharashtra, the country and the world as a clean and beautiful wari. For the past two to three years, the cleanliness of the Ashadhi Wari has been praised everywhere. The contribution of sanitation workers to this success is very important. He told the workers that they had done excellent cleaning work during the Ashadhi Wari, and that this is why Pandharpur remained clean and beautiful. He said that he and the Chief Minister are also praised for this work as Guardian Minister, but the real soldiers behind this success are the sanitation workers.

MLA Samadhan Autade and former MLA Prashant Paricharak also extended Diwali greetings to the sanitation workers. Both expressed hope that the workers would get their homes as soon as possible. Abhiraj Ubale delivered the introductory address. Reviewing the condition of sanitation workers since 2007, he raised their various problems and demanded that the workers get homes of their own.

On the occasion, a Bhaubij gift from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was presented to women sanitation workers. The gift was handed over symbolically by Guardian Minister Jaykumar Gore. Male sanitation workers were felicitated with a Diwali gift. Gore and the dignitaries present had Diwali snacks with the sanitation workers. At the start, women workers performed an aarti for the Guardian Minister on the occasion of Diwali.

The 40-16 team had won first prize in the Jayabhau cricket tournament. The team was felicitated with a trophy presented by the Guardian Minister.