Manual scavenging: Families of those who died cleaning septic tanks await justice
It is the responsibility of the BMC to ensure that manual cleanup does not occur. Image: MS Gopal, Mumbai Pause
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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…
End To Manual Scavenging? IIT Madras Develops Robot To Clean Septic Tanks Without Human Intervention
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras have developed a robot that can help eliminate manual flushing…
Delhi government introduces sewer cleaning machines to end manual scavenging. Will it work?
The Delhi government stopped a fleet of 200 sewage purification machines on February 28 to eliminate manual cleaning in…
Manual scavenging horror near Chennai: 3 men die while cleaning septic tank; were given no safety…
Around 10 a.m., Murugan entered…
340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual flushing has been a scourge of Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts, there are still significant…
Rs 1-L fine for manual cleaning of septic tanks- The New Indian Express
By Express message service
KARIMNAGAR: The Karimnagar City Administration (MCK) has made it clear that…
‘No manual scavenging’: Visakhapatnam’s civic body introduces sewer cleaning…
The city administration procured…