Mon Oct 06 15:38:05 UTC 2025: **News Article Summary:**
**Chennai Conservancy Faces Crisis as Hundreds of Workers Fail to Report After Outsourcing**
Chennai’s waste management system is facing a potential crisis as a large number of sanitation workers are not showing up to work. Delhi MSW Solutions, the private company contracted by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to handle waste collection in two zones, informed the Madras High Court that despite issuing appointment letters to 821 former self-help group (SHG) workers, nearly half have failed to report for duty. The company says its facing critical staff shortages as a result.
The GCC is concerned that the problem will get worse during the upcoming monsoon season.
The issue stems from the outsourcing of conservancy work in Royapuram and Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar zones. While the company agreed to absorb existing SHG workers and has committed to paying them minimum wage, a significant portion of the workers have protested the move and didn’t turn up for work. The High Court has granted time for an organization representing the workers to respond.
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