The NGOs that collect garbage in the slums have refused to cover for the BMC sanitation workers and clean the community toilets, citing absence of protective gear, assurance of incentives and fear of boycott from the society.

Last week, mid-day had reported that sanitation workers from the Solid Waste Management department refused to clean the community toilets at slums or the containment zones, fearing for their lives. The BMC had then pressurised the NGOs rope in their workers.