Erode Corporation extends DBC workers’ services by six months

With the northeast monsoon approaching, the Erode City Municipal Corporation has extended the services of 436 part-time Domestic Breeding Checkers (DBCs) and 12 supervisors by six months and allocated ₹3.97 crore towards their wages and statutory benefits.

According to the 2011 Census, Erode city covers 109.52 sq. km. and has a population of 4.98 lakh. It has 60 wards spread across four zones, with 1,69,912 residential properties and 27,386 commercial establishments. While more than 1,200 conservancy workers are engaged in daily solid waste management, part-time DBCs are deployed ahead of the monsoon to intensify anti-dengue measures.