294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt
1 month, 3 weeks ago

294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Of the 294 confirmed sewer related deaths across the country between 2020 and 2024, compensation has been paid in 249 cases, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Supreme Court has asked corporations in six cities to file an affidavit by February 13 indicating “how and when manual scavenging/sewer cleaning has been stopped” Citing data received from the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis which tracks deaths linked to cleaning drains, sewers, or septic tanks minister for state in the ministry of housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu said the commission follows up with the states and UT administrations to expedite payment of compensation in pending sewer related death cases. “It is informed that there is no fixed timeline for of compensation, however, as per Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement dated 20.10.2023, enhanced amount of compensation amounting to ₹ 30 lakhs has to be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased who have not been compensated till 19.10.2023,” the ministry said in a written response to an unstarred question by Kerala MP Jebi Mather Hisham. On January 29, the top court ordered municipal commissioners or chief executive officers of each of the six cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad - to file an affidavit by February 13 indicating “how and when manual scavenging/sewer cleaning has been stopped” in these cities.

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Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors
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1 week, 5 days ago

Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Despite a nationwide ban on manual scavenging, workers continue to be hired for cleaning sewers, often at great risk to their lives, NGOs working for such workers' rehabilitation said. Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors In a tragic incident on Sunday, a 43-year-old worker died, and two others were injured, while …

Deaths Due To Manual Scavenging Expose Claims : Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Delhi, Kolkata & Hyderabad Authorities
1 month ago

Deaths Due To Manual Scavenging Expose Claims : Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Delhi, Kolkata & Hyderabad Authorities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed dissatisfaction over the affidavits filed by authorities in Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad for failing to explain how and when manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning would be stopped in their cities. Particularly, the Court has noted that Delhi Jal Board, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water & Sewerage Board have not given any explanation …

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths
1 month, 1 week ago

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the municipal corporation heads of Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru to appear before the court and explain why deaths due to manual scavenging continue to occur despite a ban on the practice. The court was monitoring the implementation of its October 2023 judgment requiring all states and union territories to take immediate steps for …

3 die inside Kolkata drainage line days after SC banned manual scavenging
1 month, 4 weeks ago

3 die inside Kolkata drainage line days after SC banned manual scavenging

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Three wage labourers died inside an underground drainage line at the Kolkata Leather Complex on Sunday morning. It comes four days after the Supreme Court banned manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. On January 29, a Supreme Court bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar issued …

Supreme Court bans manual scavenging, sewer cleaning in Delhi, Mumbai, 4 other metros
2 months ago

Supreme Court bans manual scavenging, sewer cleaning in Delhi, Mumbai, 4 other metros

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 29, issued directives prohibiting manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six metropolitan cities, including Mumbai and Delhi. In its ruling, the Supreme Court said, "We hereby order manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.” The order was given …

SC calls for immediate end to manual scavenging in metro cities
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2 months ago

SC calls for immediate end to manual scavenging in metro cities

Hindustan Times  

Manual scavenging in major metropolitan cities must immediately stop, the Supreme Court directed on Wednesday, drawing the line for municipal commissioners and chief executive officers of six major cosmopolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to comply with this order upfront and report compliance in two weeks. Picking up the metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the …

Supreme Court orders to end manual scavenging in 6 metro cities
2 months ago

Supreme Court orders to end manual scavenging in 6 metro cities

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a complete ban on manual scavenging and sewer cleaning in six major metropolitan cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. In December 2023, the court instructed the Centre to coordinate with states and gather feedback on efforts to eliminate manual scavenging and sewer cleaning. A recent affidavit from the Union government revealed …

SC orders a stop on manual scavenging in six metros
2 months ago

SC orders a stop on manual scavenging in six metros

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a complete stop to the practice of manual scavenging and hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in top metros across the country. “We hereby order manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad,” a Special Bench of Justices …

Supreme Court Bans Manual Scavenging & Manual Sewer Cleaning In Six Metropolitan Cities
2 months ago

Supreme Court Bans Manual Scavenging & Manual Sewer Cleaning In Six Metropolitan Cities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today passed directions banning manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six metropolitan cities in a writ petition seeking the eradication of manual scavenging in India.In its order, it stated that in the comprehensive affidavit filed by the Union, there is "no clarity" on the eradication of manual scavenging and sewer cleaning. The Supreme Court today passed …

92% of workers cleaning urban sewers, septic tanks are from SC, ST, OBC groups
6 months ago

92% of workers cleaning urban sewers, septic tanks are from SC, ST, OBC groups

The Hindu  

In a first-of-its-kind attempt to enumerate people engaged in the hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in India’s cities and towns, government data gathered from over 3,000 urban local bodies in 29 States and Union Territories shows that 91.9% of the 38,000 workers profiled so far belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or other backward class communities. Between 2019 …

453 died while cleaning sewers since 2014, says Centre
7 months, 3 weeks ago

453 died while cleaning sewers since 2014, says Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Union Social Justice and Empowerment ministry on Tuesday said around 453 people have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2014 despite 732 out of India's 766 districts declaring themselves free from manual scavenging. Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said states have made significant strives in improving their mechanisation capabilities by …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Exclusion Of Sewer And Septic Tank Cleaners From Manual Scavenging Prohibition Law
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Exclusion Of Sewer And Septic Tank Cleaners From Manual Scavenging Prohibition Law

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging the exclusion of sewer and septic tank cleaners doing hazardous cleaning from the purview of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and the Rules framed therein. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought …

443 died cleaning sewers, tanks in over 5 years: Govt
1 year, 3 months ago

443 died cleaning sewers, tanks in over 5 years: Govt

Hindustan Times  

More than 400 people have died while cleaning septic tanks and sewers in the country since 2018, the ministry of social justice and empowerment said on Tuesday. In a written response to a question by Trinamool Congress member Aparupa Poddar, minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale told the Lok Sabha that 443 people died while cleaning …

SC orders govt to pay ₹30 lakh to families of those who die cleaning sewer
1 year, 5 months ago

SC orders govt to pay ₹30 lakh to families of those who die cleaning sewer

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday said that government authorities will have to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the kin of those who die while cleaning sewers, PTI reported. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar also said that those who suffer permanent disabilities while cleaning sewers will be paid a minimum compensation of ₹20 …

'Completely Eradicate Manual Scavenging' : Supreme Court Directs Union & States; Increases Compensation For Sewer Deaths To Rs 30 Lakh
1 year, 5 months ago

'Completely Eradicate Manual Scavenging' : Supreme Court Directs Union & States; Increases Compensation For Sewer Deaths To Rs 30 Lakh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a categorical direction to the Union Government and all State Governments to ensure the complete eradication of the practice of manual scavenging.Expressing grave anguish at the continuance of this abhorrent practice in India, the Supreme Court directed that the compensation in cases of sewer deaths must be increased to Rs.30 lakhs. The Supreme Court …

In 7 days, over 100 districts report themselves to be manual scavenging-free
1 year, 7 months ago

In 7 days, over 100 districts report themselves to be manual scavenging-free

The Hindu  

More than 100 districts across the country reported themselves to be free of manual scavenging in a period of seven days even as the Union government has said it is vigorously pursuing districts that have not yet done so to complete the procedure. Districts declaring themselves free of manual scavenging are doing so by determining the existence of insanitary latrines …

Problem of manual scavenging eliminated, claims Union Social Justice Ministry panel
1 year, 8 months ago

Problem of manual scavenging eliminated, claims Union Social Justice Ministry panel

The Hindu  

Despite noting that just 520 districts across the country had declared themselves free of manual scavenging, the Central Monitoring Committee of the Social Justice Ministry concluded in its eighth meeting on July 5, 2023 that all unsanitary latrines had been made sanitary under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and that the problem of manual scavenging is eliminated. A month ago, the …

Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole
1 year, 9 months ago

Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole

Live Law  

Observing that it is unfortunate that the persons employed to do the work in a sewer hole lost their lives, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the continuing manual scavenging in the state after the recent death of two workers in Gwalior. While issuing notice to the State, the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath …

Despite ban, Gujarat continues to witness deaths of manual scavengers
1 year, 11 months ago

Despite ban, Gujarat continues to witness deaths of manual scavengers

The Hindu  

From March 22 to April 26, 2023, as many as eight people have died while cleaning sewers in various parts of the Gujarat, raising concerns about the continuing deaths of manual scavengers despite the fact that the practice has been declared illegal across the country. Watch | Manual scavenging: India’s continuing shame In Gujarat, as per the figures shared by …

One conviction for unsafe sewer cleaning so far, House panel raps government
2 years ago

One conviction for unsafe sewer cleaning so far, House panel raps government

The Hindu  

The Union government has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that FIRs have been registered in 616 cases where contractors had not provided safety gear and equipment to sewer workers. On convictions, the Social Justice Secretary said, “One conviction has been done so far, so we have to do a lot in this area.” The Ministry official, however, added that the …

1,035 people died due to hazardous sewer cleaning since 1993, compensation given to kin of 948: Govt. in Lok Sabha
2 years ago

1,035 people died due to hazardous sewer cleaning since 1993, compensation given to kin of 948: Govt. in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

A total of 1,035 people have died while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks across India since 1993, the Social Justice Ministry informed Lok Sabha on March 14, adding that of these, compensation had been given out to the families of 948. In this year’s Union Budget, the Finance Minister had stressed on the government’s focus to switch …

Guidelines on manual scavenging violated more than being followed: Allahabad HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Guidelines on manual scavenging violated more than being followed: Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

Coming down heavily on civic authorities in Uttar Pradesh while hearing a suo motu PIL regarding manual scavenging, the Allahabad High Court observed, “The guidelines are being violated more than being followed.” The court had taken suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report published on May 24, which said the city's drains were being cleaned by sanitation workers - deployed …

Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years
2 years, 7 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 …

Murder in the sewer: on deaths during manual cleaning of sewage
2 years, 7 months ago

Murder in the sewer: on deaths during manual cleaning of sewage

The Hindu  

All human lives are precious, but, in practice, some are seen as less precious than others. But, more importantly, it specifies a long list of protective devices and gear that any person engaged to clean a sewer or a septic tank must be provided, including air line breathing apparatus, air line respirator, air purifier gas mask, a device for artificial …

347 people died while cleaning sewers, septic tanks in last 5 years: Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

347 people died while cleaning sewers, septic tanks in last 5 years: Centre

The Hindu  

As many as 347 people have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in India in the last five years, with Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi accounting for 40% of these fatalities, according to government data. According to the data presented in Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, 47 workers died while …

Manual Scavenging | "Tragic Accidents In Sewers & Septic Tanks Have Come Down Significantly Due To Govt Initiatives": Centre To Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Manual Scavenging | "Tragic Accidents In Sewers & Septic Tanks Have Come Down Significantly Due To Govt Initiatives": Centre To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that due to various initiatives brought in by the Government, the number of tragic accidents while cleaning sewers and septic tanks have come down significantly. The short affidavit has been filed by the Central Government through its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in a PIL filed in 2019 by Advocate Amit …

161 die cleaning sewers in three years: How is this different from manual scavenging?
2 years, 11 months ago

161 die cleaning sewers in three years: How is this different from manual scavenging?

Firstpost  

The government on Wednesday said that there were no deaths recorded due to manual scavenging in India. However, a total of 161 people died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in the last three years The government on Wednesday said that there were no deaths recorded due to manual scavenging in India. As per the Act, the term manual scavenger …

971 people died while cleaning sewers since 1993
2 years, 11 months ago

971 people died while cleaning sewers since 1993

The Hindu  

A total of 971 people lost their lives while cleaning sewers or septic tanks since 1993, the year law prohibiting employment of manual scavengers was enacted, according to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on Wednesday. Replying to a question by BJP’s Syed Zafar Islam in the Rajya Sabha, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of State Ramdas Athawale’s written response …

Manual scavenging is a blot on society
2 years, 11 months ago

Manual scavenging is a blot on society

Hindustan Times  

The appalling spectacle of human beings dying inside sewer lines was repeated on the outskirts of the national Capital after four people died in the Samaypur Badli area on Tuesday evening. The victims – private contractor Suraj Sahni, labourers Bachhu Singh and Pintu Raut, and e-rickshaw driver Satish Kumar, who jumped into the manhole to try and save the others …

No Person Currently Engaged in Manual Scavenging, 158 Died Cleaning Septic Tanks in 3 Yrs: Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

No Person Currently Engaged in Manual Scavenging, 158 Died Cleaning Septic Tanks in 3 Yrs: Govt

News 18  

No person is currently engaged in manual scavenging but 158 persons have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks in the last three years, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said there have been no reports regarding death of persons due to manual …

No manual scavenging deaths, 941 died while cleaning sewers: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

No manual scavenging deaths, 941 died while cleaning sewers: Govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: No one succumbed to manual scavenging in India but 941 workers died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in the last three decades, the government told Parliament on Wednesday, triggering condemnation from activists. However, we have reports regarding deaths of workers while being engaged in cleaning of sewers or septic tanks,” he said, listing out 941 deaths since …

Data | Uttar Pradesh records highest number of sewer cleaning-related deaths in last five years
4 years, 1 month ago

Data | Uttar Pradesh records highest number of sewer cleaning-related deaths in last five years

The Hindu  

Despite being outlawed, the dehumanising work of manual scavenging persists in India and has claimed the lives of 340 workers in the last five years, according to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. As of January 2020, most of the identified manual scavengers worked in Uttar Pradesh, which also reported the most sewer cleaning deaths in the last five years. …

India’s Shame
4 years, 4 months ago

India’s Shame

The Hindu  

“Shameful”, “degrading”, “dehumanising”, “disgusting”, “obnoxious”, “abhorrent”, a “blot on humanity”—these are some of the words used to describe “manual scavenging”, which in plain language means people lifting human excreta with their hands and carrying the load on their heads, hips or shoulders. Some States refuse to adopt the law, saying that they don’t have any manual scavengers, despite evidence to …

Govt. to introduce bill to make law banning manual scavenging more stringent
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt. to introduce bill to make law banning manual scavenging more stringent

The Hindu  

The government plans to make the law banning manual scavenging more stringent by introducing a bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is scheduled to begin from Monday. The Bill proposes to make the law banning manual scavenging more stringent by increasing the imprisonment term and the fine amount, the officials said. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers …

FM Aims to Purge Manual Scavenging, Tech & Caste Among Challenges
5 years, 1 month ago

FM Aims to Purge Manual Scavenging, Tech & Caste Among Challenges

The Quint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government would employ technology for cleaning sewer systems and septic tanks and eliminate the need for manual cleaning both through technology and legislation, in her budget speech on 1 February. But, even though a law to ban manual cleaning of sewers was passed in 1993, 376 sanitation workers have died in the five …

Rise of the Machines can end manual scavenging
5 years, 4 months ago

Rise of the Machines can end manual scavenging

Deccan Chronicle  

The death a 25-year-old man in a septic tank on mall premises in Chennai shows that the practice of using human beings to clean sewers and septic tanks in the state continues unabated. In 2017, the Madras high court, while holding that manual scavenging was prima facie a contravention of human rights and the right to live with dignity as …

64 people died in Delhi while cleaning sewers since 1993: NCSK
5 years, 6 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 …

India's manual scavengers: Ugly truths of unsanitary sanitation work an open secret, law needs better enforcement
5 years, 9 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, …

Delhi HC Asks Petitioner To Give CDs Of Manual Scavenging To Delhi Govt
5 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC Asks Petitioner To Give CDs Of Manual Scavenging To Delhi Govt

Live Law  

Moved by a video posted by a legislator on Facebook showing men working as manual scavengers in Delhi despite the government's claimed ban on the practice, an advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a strict ban on manual scavenging which had been declared illegal in the year 1993.Advocate Amit Sahni moved the high court after coming across a …

Plea against manual scavenging in Delhi
5 years, 11 months ago

Plea against manual scavenging in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear a plea seeking strict compliance of provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 on April 26 after the Delhi government has taken instructions on a video on manual scavenging. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani passed the …

Delhi mechanises sewer cleaning, goes beyond political posturing to turn manual scavengers into entrepreneurs
6 years ago

Delhi mechanises sewer cleaning, goes beyond political posturing to turn manual scavengers into entrepreneurs

Firstpost  

Last week, the Delhi government launched 200 sewer cleaning trucks and gave the contracts to families of manual scavengers in a bid to do away with the hazardous occupation. Last week, the day the Delhi Budget was announced in the Assembly, the Aam Aadmi Party government launched 200 sewer cleaning trucks — each of which cost nearly Rs 35 lakh …

Sanitation deaths continue in Delhi
6 years, 2 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 …

Social media campaign raises small fortune for family of Indian man killed cleaning sewer
6 years, 6 months ago

Social media campaign raises small fortune for family of Indian man killed cleaning sewer

ABC  

A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $100,000 for the family of a New Delhi man who died of toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer with his bare hands earlier this week. The man, from the Dalit caste, was part of a legion of workers who make a living by cleaning human waste from latrines and unclogging overflowing sewers. "My …

Why India’s sanitation workers are nobody’s priority
6 years, 6 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 …

Manual scavengers to be given loans to buy sewer cleaning machines: Delhi govt
6 years, 9 months ago

Manual scavengers to be given loans to buy sewer cleaning machines: Delhi govt

India TV News  

In a bid to stop frequents deaths of scavengers and 'safai karmcharis' during manual cleaning of sewers by them, the Delhi government has decided to provide them loans to purchase sewer cleaning machines. Delhi government's SC/ST Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam took the decision today while reviewing a proposal to rehabilitate 200 manual scavengers by procuring specially designed sewer machines, said …

Delhi sewer deaths: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh, job for kin of victims
7 years, 7 months ago

Delhi sewer deaths: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh, job for kin of victims

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the three men who died on Sunday while trying to clean a drain in south Delhi. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the families of the victims along with water minister Rajendra Gautam. Kejriwal, who visited the families of the victims along with water minister Rajendra Gautam, …

Will the Scourge of Manual Scavenging Ever End?
9 years, 1 month ago

Will the Scourge of Manual Scavenging Ever End?

The Quint  

Safai Karamchari Andolan has been conducting a countrywide campaign for the eradication of manual scavenging. Now, this campaign has been extended to cover the issues of sewerage workers, who are all casual labourers, and are forced to clean manholes and blocked drains without any protective gear. In a significant endorsement of concerns raised by the Safai Karmachari Andolan, the Supreme …

Plea to implement law against manual scavenging
10 years ago

Plea to implement law against manual scavenging

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central and State governments and other agencies concerned to file an affidavit by four weeks to a writ petition seeking the implementation of all the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act in Tamil Nadu. The new law banned the employment of persons for manual scavenging, …

New law in India bans sanitary scavengers
11 years, 5 months ago

New law in India bans sanitary scavengers

Al Jazeera  

For over 24 years, Shankar Rathore returned home from work with a distinctive stench. A new law recently passed in the Indian Parliament might get Rathore to leave his job on the grounds that manual scavenging is a violation of human rights. Often these are not wrapped by -Bebitai Mohite, garbage picker The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and …

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