Shortage of pourakarmikas leaves twin cities grappling with waste 03.10.2026 19:51 «The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) Just 12-15 sanitation workers now serve most wards against 30 earlier. HDMC faces a mounting manpower crunch, with 744 pourakarmikas awaiting regularisation even as the twin cities have expanded to 82 wards
