Raipur (thestates.news) | Every year, World Environment Day echoes across conference halls, school grounds, and social media platforms. Speeches are delivered, saplings are planted, and green-themed posts flood the internet. Yet, amid this ceremonial crescendo, a more honest, consistent, and vital voice often goes unheard, the voice of those who toil daily to make our environment cleaner, more orderly, and more liveable. These are not the voices amplified by microphones or seen in newspaper snapshots. They are the quiet rhythms of effort echoing each dawn through the clinking bells of garbage-collecting rickshaws. They are the voices of cleanliness workers, the true environmental sentinels of Bhilai Steel Plant’s township.
At the break of each day, long before most residents open their eyes, a silent yet determined march begins. Supervisors like Smt. SunitaVerma and her team from the Town Services Department (TSD) are already at work. With caps on their heads, bags slung over their shoulders, and a resolute pledge in their hearts, they take to the streets to uphold a civic promise, keeping the city clean. “We keep requesting residents to segregate wet and dry waste,” Sunita explains. “But very few comply. Some people don’t hand the garbage over when we come, they simply dump it on the road later. We have to return to clean up again, which wastes both time and effort.” (S-PIB)
