43 Deaths in Sewers & Septic Tanks in 6 Months But Govt and Budget Silent on it
New Delhi - In just less than six months between the two budgets this year - the interim budget ahead of the general elections on…
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Ambujwadi deaths: Water tank turned to septic tank, says BMC | Mumbai news
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed its investigation into the death of a family of three due…
Dera Bassi septic tank deaths: Magisterial probe merely an eyewash, say kin of victims
Heartbreaking scenes were witnessed at Dera Bassi Civil Hospital on Saturday as grieving relatives of those killed cleaning…
Compensation not paid to kin in 63% of sewer & septic tank deaths across Maha
Following the suspected death of asphyxiation of two people while cleaning a septic tank at a private manufacturing facility of a…
Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years
Uttar Pradesh, which had the largest proportion of manual scavengers, also reported the highest number of deaths from such…
330 People Died Cleaning Tanks, But No Manual Scavenging Deaths: Govt in LS
This is not the first time discrepancies in definition have surfaced.Also on July 28, 2021, the Ministry of Athawale informed the…
Why India needs a new law to combat the deaths of workers in sewers and septic tanks
In 2013, Parliament enacted the Manual Scavenger Employment and Rehabilitation Prohibition Act, which banned hiring…
NHRC issues notice to Maha chief secretary, Pune police over septic tank deaths
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the chief secretary of Maharashtra and Pune police seeking in…
22 deaths while sewer, septic tank cleaning this year: Ministry
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment told Lok Sabha on Tuesday that 22 people had died cleaning sewers and septic tanks…