15 civic workers, supervisor absent at mustering centre during inspection in BengaluruThe city has about 16,000 pourakarmikas, whose primary responsibilities include sweeping ward roads and clearing leaves. In Banaswadi, 15 out of 48 pourakarmikas were found to be absent. 
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BBMP Pourakarmika's seen cleaning an area in Bengaluru.
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Bengaluru: Bengaluru North City Corporation Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar on Sunday paid a surprise visit to a mustering centre at Bhuvanagiri Park in Banaswadi only to find that 15 municipal workers were absent. The supervisor was also absent.
The city has about 16,000 pourakarmikas, whose primary responsibilities include sweeping ward roads and clearing leaves. In Banaswadi, 15 out of 48 pourakarmikas were found to be absent.
Sunday also saw all five corporation commissioners undertaking cleanliness drives in their jurisdictions.