Manual Scavenging
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Mumbai: Two die after entering sewer line, sixth fatality in city this month
Manual scavenging is banned by law, but the practice is prevalent in several parts of the country.
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Gujarat HC pulls up state for FIR against sanitation worker for ‘wilfully’ entering septic tank
The High Court asked the Bhavnagar civic body to compensate the sanitation worker who suffered injuries while cleaning a septic tank in November.
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SC increases compensation to families of workers who die due to manual scavenging to Rs 30 lakh
‘Each of us owes to this large segment of the population, who have remained unseen, unheard and muted,’ the court said.
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Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men die while cleaning sewage tank
The contractor who hired them has been arrested for not providing safety gear.
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Centre expresses doubts about manual scavenging data on ‘Swachhata Abhiyaan’ app: ‘The Hindu’
The application was launched in 2020 to identify insanitary latrines and manual scavengers associated with them.
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Manual scavenging has been eliminated, claims Centre
The Union social justice ministry made the claim despite noting that only 520 of the 766 districts districts across the country are free of the practice.
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Madhya Pradesh HC takes cognisance of manual scavenging-related deaths
Two sanitation workers died died of suffocation while cleaning a sewer line in Gwalior on June 15.
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34% districts yet to declare themselves free of manual scavenging
The social justice ministry said in a report that 508 of the 766 districts in the country are manual scavenging free even as the practice has been banned.
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UP: Four killed due to toxic fumes after getting trapped while cleaning sewer
The tragedy took place in Ramnagar village of Kushinagar district.
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Only one conviction for unsafe sewer cleaning, Centre tells Parliament panel
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has said that 616 cases have been filed for failure to provide safety gears to sanitation workers.
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1,035 persons died while cleaning sewers in the last 30 years
A parliamentary panel had flagged inaction on payment of compensation and asked the social justice ministry to clear the dues.
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SC seeks information from Centre on steps taken to prevent manual scavenging
Between 2017 and 2021, over 300 persons have died in accidents while cleaning sewers and septic tanks, according to government data.
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