MCG house meet focuses on civic projects amid ongoing sanitation workers’ strike

The article notes that the ongoing sanitation crisis, triggered by the strike of MCG sanitation workers, continued as the workers extended their strike till May 14, with 3,480 workers involved. Residents reported severe impacts on garbage collection and road-sweeping services across multiple areas of Gurugram. The piece also states that the house meeting did not discuss the sanitation crisis and frames it as a state-level matter, despite the visible disruption to city services.

The sixth house meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), chaired by Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra, was held on May 11, 2026. Discussions centered on civic infrastructure issues including drinking water supply, road construction, sewerage and drainage works, and removal of encroachments. Several proposals were approved: incentive payments for authorised plumbers; measures to curb illegal water connections; allocation of land for milk booths; land allocation related to the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project. In Ward-5, unused revenue-designated pathways within residential societies were to be transferred to respective developers. The education department was directed to appoint attendants and watchmen in government schools to strengthen security. Mayor Malhotra stated the meeting remained focused on developmental matters and that the sanitation crisis, described as a state-level issue, was not on the agenda. MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said complaints would be sent to the additional chief secretaries of departments whose officials failed to attend, and that the decisions would strengthen grassroots civic administration.