For just 2.5 hours of house cleaning in Chennai after the floods, an amount of Rs 4500 to Rs 10000 is collected by online agencies now!!
Posted on: 09/Dec/2023 9:33:43 AM
Making hay while the sun shines!!
This is what the online cleaning agencies have been exactly doing now in Chennai.
It has been 2 days since Cyclone Michaung caused severe flooding in many localities belonging to Chennai. Many houses now have lots of waste. As there is not enough manpower available now to clean their houses, many elderly persons have taken shelter in the relief camps and hostels etc.
The sensational piece of news is that online cleaning agencies now demand Rs 4500 to Rs 10000 from the residents for cleaning the house for about 2 and half hours.
Point to be noted is that Cyclone Michaung caused flooding in more than 2 lakh houses in Chennai and its suburbs. The ground floors of many multi storey apartments were damaged severely by the cyclone. The prompt action taken by the TN govt on a war time basis in many affected places has led to the total removal of flood water in 85% of the places.
In Chennai, 15% of the areas are low lying ones and in those areas with the help of giant machines flood water is being drained.
In the localities such as Velachery, Madipakkam, Pallikaranai, Perumbakkam, Perungudi, Nelankarai, West Tambaram, Mudichur, Urapakkam, Vandalur, Avadi, Ambattur, Madhavaram and in many low lying areas in north Chennai, sewage water was mixed with the rainwater.
Many residents in Chennai were unable to enter their houses due to the rains and flood water has seeped into their houses and filled their houses with sewage and mud etc. In some houses, the house owners themselves are engaged in cleaning works. On the other hand, elderly and those with children have been seeking the help of others to clean their houses.
In this scenario, online companies have been in huge demand for the house cleaning works. It is worthy to mention that after cleaning persons or workers come for cleaning the houses only after 12 to 24 hours after getting registered in the online agencies. The cleaning persons allot just 2 and half hours time for a house. They demand Rs 4500 for cleaning for a double bedroom house and up to Rs 10000 for houses with 3 or more bedrooms.
According to an official from a famous online cleaning agency in Chennai, there is now a shortage of manpower for cleaning works etc. This was because many residents have booked them for cleaning their houses.
