Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner H.N. Gopalakrishna asked pourakarmikas to work with officials for taking the city to number one ranking in terms of cleanliness.

Talking at the Civic Workers Day celebrations on Wednesday, Mr. Gopalakrishna said pourakarmikas had played a prominent role in ensuring cleanliness in the city, which has been ranked 11th among the 476 cities in the country.

“We have to top the ranking, for which we need you support,” Mr. Gopalakrishna said.

He said there are 270-odd pourakarmikas working in the city corporation.

As per the policy of the State government, pourakarmikas will not be replaed after their retirement.

The government is outsourcing cleaning work to private agencies.