Bengaluru: Govt to send 1,000 pourakarmikas to Singapore to study manhole cleaning


Bengaluru, Jun 25 (DHNS): The state government is sending 1,000 pourakarmikas on a study tour to Singapore. Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya told reporters they would study mechanised cleaning of manholes.

The department has earmarked Rs 10 crore for the purpose. The first group of 70 will leave for Singapore in July. The department will bear the full cost of the tour. Manual cleaning of manholes is banned in India, but many contractors violate the law and get workers to clean them. Three workers who descended into a manhole were choked to death in Bengaluru last month.

The municipal authorities have bought machines to clean manholes in many cities and towns, but poura­karmikas are not properly trained to use them.

That is the reason the government is sending them to Singapore, where the cleaning is completely mechanised, he said.

Workers selected from across districts will also learn safety measures. They will be accompanied by department officials.

  

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  • Shibu, Dubai

    Tue, Jun 27 2017

    why send them to Singapore?
    Instead appoint Singapore returned Experienced worker to train
    if you pay them Rs. 15000 per month also 6 month will be 90000 per person and 1000 worker meand 9 crore. still 1 crore will be save, more over that 1000 people also work for that 6 month period.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Bengaluru will be proud to have 1000 Singapore trained pourakarmikas who will be expert in manhole cleaning. Sent them as soon as possible before the government changes their mind.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Utter waste of tax payers money and there should be a middle man who is benefiting from all this. One day will come when the citizens will be sent to a foreign country to study cleanliness. Follow the rules of Singapore to keep city clean.

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  • Suraj, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    These ministers brain has to be cleaned first.

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  • rahul kotian, karkala

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    #ScamAlert.... Coming up shortly ..

    This one will be draining the remaining balance of tax payers money

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  • Thomas Andrade, Toronto

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Instead of sending thousands of people to Signapore to get "training", can they not bring trainers to India and save money? Lagta hai daal mein kuch kaala hai.

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  • Kevin, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Who got the contract to send the workers to Singapore?

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    No use of sending Corporators, Officers, and now so called pourakarkas to abroad or withing India for studies. Eventhough they have been sent to abroad and many places in India what is the outcome actually nil. they go for enjoyment like a picnic. Practically the result is nil. Dont waste tax payers money like this.

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Send ministers, MLAS and their kith and kins if they wish. After they return , they have to clean the Manhole of their respective area/constituency. We commoners have no objection.
    Height of stupidity. It seems our lawmakers have lost the sense.May be to amass as much as possible as no guarrantee after next election.Applicable to all parties.

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  • Haneef Puttur, Abu Dhabi

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Come on seems sort of foolishness. Send 10 smart team leaders to get good training there in Singapore instead of sending 1000.

    Then bring all 1000 to Bangalore to train by the team leaders so avoid unnecessary cost and also I don't think you will get a Kannada speaking trainer in Singapore..

    Needs to revise this decision seems.

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 26 2017

    Yes. "Chelas" can make smart Team leaders ! By the way "Chelas" from all political parties.

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  • mahesh, Mulki

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    In this age, cant they be trained by videos or even video conferencing?
    somebody is having a party at tax payers money.

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  • AR Kunil, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Instead of blowing the taxpayers money better send 2 or 3 responsible experts in this field for latest technical knowhow. Let these trained Municipal employees conduct workshops for others.
    Better use brain instead of kidney.

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  • Alan, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    An absolute bloody waste of time & money, This is so foolish an idea , conceived by the uneducated ministers. What nonsense.

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  • Orton, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    One man is not enough or what to spend Tax Payers money?

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    It would be OK to send these pourakarmikas for a leisure or Holiday after all the poor people are also entitled to know about the world & enjoy. It looks like a comedy by putting it as study tour. if the cleanliness is mechanised in Singapore, what do they study in this tour.? handling the equipments? it could be esily taught in India too. with the elections round th corner some gimmiks. seeing the smoke and dust in city day in & day out. these Karmikas would have enjoyed a serene green country like switzerland more.

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  • Krishna, Karkala

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Most stupid decision by the government. Absolute waste of tax payers money.

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  • Kishore, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    Travel Bhagya to Karmikas and department officials by draining tax payers money. This kind of move you will find only in India. With this money they can train 10,000 people in India by bringing trainers from Singapore and with the help of training videos.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 25 2017

    If trainer are comming from Singapore , they will be shocked to see the condition of our manhole systems. And they will forget what is manhole.

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