CHENNAI: Mayor R Priya issued appointment orders to 128 rag pickers at Kodungaiyur dump yard in Enviro Solutions Private Limited as Battery Operated Vehicle (BOV) drivers and cleanliness workers.

For many years, rag pickers have been collecting from the garbage in the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi garbage dumps, earning a meagre income. To maintain their health and improve livelihoods, the civic body has taken a few steps.

“They have been provided with medical tests and treatment, and Aadhaar cards, family cards, Voter ID cards, bank accounts, and also loan assistance via TADCO to those who want to start a business. They have been made members of the Cleanliness Workers Welfare Board, and given assistance for the education of their children,” said a release from the Corporation.

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