mid-day.com impact>> In the ongoing mid-day.com series 'Heroes of Mumbai,' we showcased  BMC cleanup marshal, Dadarao Patekar, who has been sweeping and cleaning the streets of Mumbai for over two decades. In the interview, the sweeper-turned cleanup marshal, Dadarao Patekar shared his grievances of how the sweepers and the garbage collectors lacked basic safety equipment such as face masks and hand gloves required for their daily job. 

The interview had a huge impact after it was showcased online on mid-day.com, with BMC, the civic body of Mumbai where Dadarao is employed taking notice of the ordeal and swinging into action. As a result, Dadarao and many other sweepers and clean up marshalls were provided with face masks and hand gloves by the BMC.