# PMC employees’ indefinite strike cripples Patna sanitation 2026-08-08T06:55:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet An indefinite strike by Patna Municipal Corporation employees has severely disrupted sanitation services across the city, with garbage piling up on major roads including Kavi Raman Path, Atal Path, and Rajiv Nagar Main Road. Around 8,000 permanent, daily-wage, and outsourced workers downed tools on July 30 as part of a statewide agitation. The Municipal Corporation Employees' Joint Coordination Committee demands regularisation of daily-wage workers, abolition of the outsourcing system, and restoration of ACP and MACP benefits. Talks with the Urban Development and Housing Minister on July 28 failed. PMCH Superintendent Dr Rajiv Kumar Singh warned that waste accumulation during the monsoon could raise the risk of dengue and malaria. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: garbage crisis, municipal governance, Patna Municipal Corporation, public health, sanitation workers strike Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pmc-employees-indefinite-strike-cripples-patna-sanitation/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pmc-employees-indefinite-strike-cripples-patna-sanitation/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.