“The shortage of malies (gardeners) has led to poor maintenance of the parks and the work of the department is also affected,” the proposal reads, adding that the lack of manpower for maintenance of CDM parks and greenery In the city it has sparked criticism from all quarters.
According to the document submitted, the proposed manpower will be engaged by the corporation’s horticulture department in batches for five months. A total cost of Rs 24,81,09,100 will be incurred for engaging the manpower in five batches.
“Maintenance of parks and green areas cannot be achieved without deploying manpower as the department relies on subcontracted manpower for maintenance of parks and gardens,” the proposal argues.
The department also uses various vehicles such as tankers, water trucks, tractor-trailer ambulances, among others, for daily work. At present, the MCD has 26 drivers for the 98 vehicles available.
The proposal states that the hiring of vacant positions was left pending due to the non-constitution of the permanent commission. Currently, the MCD has 15,000 parks and green areas under its jurisdiction. Although the corporation has vacancies for 7,872 gardeners for park maintenance, only 2,756 positions are filled, according to data provided by the civic body.
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