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No bill proposed for complete abolition of manual scavenging: Govt
New Delhi: There is no bill proposed for complete mechanisation of sewerage cleaning and abolition of manual scavenging, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said on Tuesday, July 30. Responding…
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Dalit sanitation worker dies inhaling poisonous gas in Varanasi
In a tragic incident, a sanitation worker from the Dalit community lost his life after reportedly being exposed to poisonous gases while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district. The incident…
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India set to be free from manual scavenging by August, says Centre
New Delhi: As the government’s deadline to declare India manual scavenging free nears, about 246 districts of the country are yet to declare themselves free from the inhuman practice, according to officials.…
- India
400 died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 400 people have died while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks since 2017, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha,…
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Scourge of manual scavenging to end; robots to take over the dirty and life threatening task
M Somasekhar A robot is all set to potentially substitute manual scavenging, the topmost avoidable human labour in India. ‘HomoSEP’ is the robot that can help sanitation workers clean up septic tanks…
