The Puducherry government will soon be deploying automated sewer cleaning machines to clean sewers and eradicate manual scavenging in urban areas in Puducherry. The National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation has given “in-principle” approval to the Public Works Department to extend loan at four per cent interest for procuring mechanised sewer cleaning machines under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana scheme. …