Swachh Bharat reality: A death every third day in gutter
6 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat reality: A death every third day in gutter

India Today  

One sanitation worker die every third day in the country, according to data collected by a top NGO which works for the rights of sanitation workers. The data by NGO Safai Karmachari Andolan suggests that 221 sanitation workers have died since January 2017. The Narendra Modi government is spending thousands of crores to build toilets under its flagship Swachh Bharat Mission scheme but has it done enough to ensure safety of sanitation workers? Manhar Bhai Zala, chairman of the commission, alleges that Delhi L-G Anil Baijal and CM Kejriwal had assured that safety measures for sanitation workers would be in place during a meeting last year. Rajendra Pal Gautam, Minister of Social Welfare-SC/ST in the Kejriwal government told India Today, "The Jal Board has been given the job for sanitation but people don't contact it before calling workers.

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Sanitation workers’ kin to get ₹30 lakh ex-gratia in GB Nagar
7 months ago

Sanitation workers’ kin to get ₹30 lakh ex-gratia in GB Nagar

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: The government authorities and departments in Gautam Budh Nagar district will now have to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the families of those sanitation workers who lose their lives while cleaning sewers, an official directive said on Friday. “The government bodies in urban areas including industrial development authorities such as Noida authority, Greater Noida Industrial Development authority, among …

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms
1 year, 1 month ago

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms

News 18  

To understand the role of sanitation on our behavior and lives, it is pertinent to know about the broken window theory. The Bharat story, it’s tryst with building a movement around sanitation through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan stems out as a tale of triumph in the war field of mind and habits. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, initiated by our Honorable Prime …

Stop manual cleaning of nullah, storm water drains, demand sanitation workers
1 year, 7 months ago

Stop manual cleaning of nullah, storm water drains, demand sanitation workers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Safai kamgars in the city have demanded that nullah desilting and cleaning storm water drains to be categorised as sewer cleaning and any form of manual cleaning by labourers be banned. HT Image On Monday, Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti protested at Mumbai suburban district collector’s office and demanded categorising SWD and nullah desilting as sewage cleaning. Manual scavenging is …

Gujarat: 2 sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage line, contractors booked
1 year, 8 months ago

Gujarat: 2 sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage line, contractors booked

Hindustan Times  

Two sanitation workers died due to asphyxiation on Saturday while cleaning a sewage in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, police said on Sunday. According to the Gujarat government’s records, which was recently presented in the legislative assembly, 11 sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning drains in different parts of the state during the last two years. On April 6, three sanitation …

Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years
2 years, 4 months ago

Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years

The Hindu  

An answer in the Lok Sabha, quoting surveys conducted by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry in 2013 and 2018, mentioned that there are over 58,000 people engaged in manual scavenging in India. While a rehabilitation scheme has provided the workers with a one-time compensation, the capital subsidy has had few takers Sewer deaths The map depicts the State-wise number …

Delhi: Sanitation worker dies due to suffocation while cleaning sewer tank
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Sanitation worker dies due to suffocation while cleaning sewer tank

India TV News  

In yet another incident of death of a sanitation worker, a 24-year-old worker suffered from suffocation and died after he inhaled toxic fumes. Police said a private contractor had engaged five workers, including Ravi and Sanjay, to clean a 15 feet deep sewer. Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Sharma said the matter was reported around 1 pm after which a …

Sanitation worker dies while cleaning sewer in Delhi's Shakurpur
5 years, 1 month ago

Sanitation worker dies while cleaning sewer in Delhi's Shakurpur

India TV News  

One of the three sanitation workers who had fallen sick while cleaning a sewer in Shakurpur died on Monday at a hospital in Delhi, police said. On Saturday, Gore Lal, Rohit, Sai and Ashok had entered a sewer near a gas agency. On the complaint of Lal, a case under sections 304 of the Indian Penal Code and 7/9 of …

Swachh Bharat Mission has not reached Mumbai’s sewage workers
5 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat Mission has not reached Mumbai’s sewage workers

Hindustan Times  

With the Swachh Bharat Mission completing five years, there has been a spurt in announcements and awards. The National Commission for Safai Karamacharis estimates that in India, one person dies every five days while cleaning sewers or septic tanks. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 prohibits manual cleaning of toilet waste, sewers, and septic …

64 people died in Delhi while cleaning sewers since 1993: NCSK
5 years, 3 months ago

64 people died in Delhi while cleaning sewers since 1993: NCSK

India TV News  

The National Commission of Safai Karamcharis on Tuesday said 64 people have died while cleaning sewers in Delhi since 1993 with 38 such deaths taking place in the last two years. NCSK chairman Manhar Valjibhai Zala claimed that the Delhi government has not been implementing the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 in the national …

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch
5 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps an eye for cleanliness even outside India, showing to the world that he practises what he preaches. On his arrival at the George Bush Intercontinental airport here on Saturday for the "Howdy, Modi" community event, the prime minister was presented with a bouquet of flowers by an American dignitary, receiving him along with US Ambassador …

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity
5 years, 4 months ago

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity

India TV News  

Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free, enabling people to embrace change and live their lives with dignity. When Modi visits the US later in September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour the success of Swachh Bharat Mission that has …

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity
5 years, 4 months ago

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 15 Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free, enabling people to embrace change and live their lives with dignity. When Modi visits the US later in September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour the success of Swachh …

10 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission: President Ram Nath Kovind
5 years, 4 months ago

10 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission: President Ram Nath Kovind

India TV News  

Around 10 crore toilets have been built under the Swachh Bharat Mission, and with this there has been a change in the attitude of 55 crore people who have ceased the practise of defecating in open, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday. Recalling the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention held in 2018, he said several countries want to learn …

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat Mission sees cut in allocation: Official
5 years, 6 months ago

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat Mission sees cut in allocation: Official

India TV News  

Governments much publicised Swachh Bharat Mission aims to enhance the level of sanitation in India and make the country open defecation free seems to be on its way out making way as other important schemes on solid waste management and drinking water is expected to get higher funding. Swachh Bharat Mission which was an election plank in 2014-15 as a …

801 sanitation workers died cleaning sewers in country since 1993: National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
5 years, 7 months ago

801 sanitation workers died cleaning sewers in country since 1993: National Commission for Safai Karamcharis

Firstpost  

The NCSK chief said that since 1993, 801 sanitation workers had died while cleaning sewers in the country. Shimla: As many as 801 sanitation workers have died while cleaning sewers in the country since 1993, said Manhar Valjibhai Zala, chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, in Shimla Thursday. On a six-day tour of Himachal Pradesh, Zala said various states had …

India's manual scavengers: Ugly truths of unsanitary sanitation work an open secret, law needs better enforcement
5 years, 7 months ago

India's manual scavengers: Ugly truths of unsanitary sanitation work an open secret, law needs better enforcement

Firstpost  

The perils of manual scavenging will stay unaddressed in India till the casteist attitude of washing their feet or trying to fix this problem from an economic perspective alone remain. *** An open secret Even today, the very existence of manual cleaning of sewers, septic tanks and manholes in our country, along with the alarming death rate among these workers, …

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission
5 years, 10 months ago

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

Under the NDA government’s flagship scheme the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, over 93 percent of rural households in India now have access to toilets out of which around 96.5 percent households have used the facility. A national survey, conducted by an Independent Agency under the World Bank support to #SwachBharatMission, has found that 93.4% of households in rural India who have …

New Delhi: Sanitation workers slam Swachh drive
5 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi: Sanitation workers slam Swachh drive

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's highly praised campaign 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' is nothing more than an eyewash as the people who are working round the clock as sanitation workers to clean the society are still fighting for their salary and lives. Sanitation workers raised slogans against the state and central government demanding for dignified salary package and a safe working condition. …

Sanitation deaths continue in Delhi
5 years, 11 months ago

Sanitation deaths continue in Delhi

The Hindu  

A 37-year-old sanitation worker, hired by a private contractor, Krishan, lost his life on January 20 after he entered a drain in North Delhi’s Wazirabad area, attempting to unclog it with his bare hands, and without any safety gear. While the Delhi police registered a case against the contractor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal promised the deceased worker’s family ₹10 …

Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat
6 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Nearly 60.5 lakh individual households toilets have so far been constructed across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, around 4.7 lakh public toilet seats have been constructed so far. On the occasion of the “World Toilet Day”, the government also released Standard Operating Procedures …

Household sanitation coverage increased at 13 per cent in two years under ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign: WHO
6 years, 1 month ago

Household sanitation coverage increased at 13 per cent in two years under ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign: WHO

India TV News  

The World Health Organization on Sunday said India’s 'Swachh Bharat' campaign is a good example of how countries can make safe sanitation services accessible to all. Household sanitation coverage has increased at a rate of 13 per cent annually between 2016 and 2018 under the 'Swachh Bharat' programme, it said. In recent years, member states have made significant progress and …

4 years of Swachh Bharat: WHO lauds Narendra Modi government, but study warns against mismanagement of waste
6 years, 3 months ago

4 years of Swachh Bharat: WHO lauds Narendra Modi government, but study warns against mismanagement of waste

Firstpost  

Marking the celebrations of Gandgi Jayanti, a day that coincides with the launch of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that even after 70 years of independence, Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India remained unfulfilled and claimed that his government had covered significant ground but needed to do more. Marking the celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti — …

Why India’s sanitation workers are nobody’s priority
6 years, 3 months ago

Why India’s sanitation workers are nobody’s priority

Hindustan Times  

Over the past seven days, six people lost their lives in the national capital region while cleaning sewers after inhaling toxic gases, says the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, a statutory body set up by an Act of Parliament for the welfare of sanitation workers. The Employment of Manual Scavenging and Construction of Dry Latrines Act, 1993, was amended in …

Five men die from toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank at luxury Delhi apartment block
6 years, 4 months ago

Five men die from toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank at luxury Delhi apartment block

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five men have died after …

Five sanitation workers die after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewer tank in Delhi's Moti Nagar area
6 years, 4 months ago

Five sanitation workers die after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewer tank in Delhi's Moti Nagar area

Firstpost  

Five sanitation workers died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer near DLF flats in Moti Nagar area. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when all the five people aged between 22 and 30 years went to clean the sewer. New Delhi: Five sanitation workers died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer near DLF …

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister
6 years, 4 months ago

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 4 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that Delhi's civic bodies will construct five lakh community and 67 lakh household toilets by the end of 2019. He also said that unlike previous years, 'Swachh Survekshan 2019' will encourage large-scale citizen participation and sustainability of initiatives to make towns and cities garbage-free …

WHO acknowledges Swachh Bharat mission, says it could help avert over 3 lakh deaths
6 years, 5 months ago

WHO acknowledges Swachh Bharat mission, says it could help avert over 3 lakh deaths

India TV News  

Acknowledging the Swachh Bharat Mission, World Health Organisation on Saturday said that if India remains committed to achieving 100 per cent coverage in terms of safe sanitation services by October 2019, as many as 3,00,000 deaths caused due to diarrheal disease and protein-energy malnutrition since the country launched the initiative in 2014 can be averted. According to the results tabulated …

WHO report praises Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin, 89% rural sanitation achieved so far
6 years, 5 months ago

WHO report praises Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin, 89% rural sanitation achieved so far

Op India  

The World Health Organisation is to release a report today listing out the progress and impact of the Swachh Bharat Grameen mission started by PM Narendra Modi. Under Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin progress report by WHO for Ministry of Drinking Water&Sanitation, Rural Sanitation Coverage escalated to 89.07%. According to the latest data in the website of Swachh Bharat Mission -Grameen, …

India is fast becoming Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat Mission
6 years, 5 months ago

India is fast becoming Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

In 2015, a UNICEF Report mentioned that as many as 524 million people in India are forced to defecate in open due to lack of sanitation infrastructure. Another 2015 report by UNICEF and World Health Organization also classified country’s progress in reducing open defecation as “moderate” and cited that in India there has been “very little change in last 20 …

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