Mayor G Padmavathi has directed officials to upgrade all the 31 dhobi ghats (laundries) in the city on a par with the one on 15th Cross Road in Malleswaram.
Padmavathi inspected three dhobighats but the one at Malleswaram caught her fancy as she was impressed with the high-tech equipment used there to wash clothes. Kadu Malleswara corporator G Manjunath Raju, who accompanied her, informed her that thanks to heavy duty washing machines, the productivity of the laundry had gone up. She said this dhobi ghat had become a source of income for 272 families.
Besides Malleswaram, the mayor visited Shivanagar dhobi ghat on West of Chord Road and Hebbal. The mayor directed officials to prepare an action plan of Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 1 crore to improve the infrastructure at Shivnagar and Hebbal respectively.
Padmavathi inspected three dhobighats but the one at Malleswaram caught her fancy as she was impressed with the high-tech equipment used there to wash clothes. Kadu Malleswara corporator G Manjunath Raju, who accompanied her, informed her that thanks to heavy duty washing machines, the productivity of the laundry had gone up. She said this dhobi ghat had become a source of income for 272 families.
Besides Malleswaram, the mayor visited Shivanagar dhobi ghat on West of Chord Road and Hebbal. The mayor directed officials to prepare an action plan of Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 1 crore to improve the infrastructure at Shivnagar and Hebbal respectively.