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- Death toll in Mumbai sewer drain tragedy rises to threeThree labourers fell into an underground sewer in Mumbai's Malad suburb, with the death toll rising to three. The incident, which occurred ...
- SC directs Centre, states to ensure eradication of manual sewer cleaning in phasesThe Supreme Court of India has directed the Centre and states to take measures to eradicate manual sewer cleaning and improve the condition...
- Govt authorities to pay Rs 30 lakh compensation to families of those who die while cleaning sewers: SCThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that government authorities will have to pay compensation to the families of those who die while clean...
- Ludhiana gas leak: Night-long efforts undertaken to decontaminate affected area, says officialEleven people, including three children, died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas in the city's thickly populated Giaspura locality on Sunda...
- Manhole vs Machine: Can manhole-cleaning robots eradicate manual scavenging?Bandicoot, a robotic machine with “limbs”, HD vision cameras and gas sensors, can enter manholes and clean sewage. It is the flagship produ...
- 400 died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017: Government"However, 233 persons have died due to accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks during the last three years...
- Faridabad Sewer Deaths: Congress demands Govt job, compensation to families"The state government should make it mandatory to completely mechanise the process of cleaning sewers and septic tanks so that people's liv...
- Forcing one to clean sewer may soon attract 7-years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakhThe social justice and empowerment ministry is set to introduce the Manual Scavenging Amendment Bill, which would make manually cleaning se...
- Centre to launch scheme aimed at preventing deaths due to manual scavenging this monthAccording to official data, over 900 workers have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks since 1993 but activists say the number is muc...
- Government to introduce bill to make law banning manual scavenging more stringentThe bill proposes to make the law banning manual scavenging more stringent by increasing the imprisonment term and the fine amount, the off...
- Govt draws up Rs 1.25 L-cr action plan to end manual scavengingAccording to sources, the second part of the plan is the major challenge. It would involve ministries of housing and urban affairs, drinkin...
- New machine aims to end India's sewer death shame
- Over 20,500 manual scavengers identified in India: SurveyThe latest survey has revealed that manual scavenging is prevalent in many states.
- Sewer deaths to invite jail term of up to 10 yearsSeveral manual scavengers have died while cleaning sewer lines in Delhi in the recent years.
- Manual scavengers vent ire, seek redressalA band of young men and women drove into the national capital after a long bus journey lasting 125 days crisscrossing nearly 500 districts ...
- An orange bus carrying hope for manual scavengersThe bus stops at various bastis of safai karamcharis and other places suitable for corner meetings where they talk about the humiliation of...
- A ban soon on fishing activities in Gomti riverSate fisheries corporation may soon decide to ban fishing activities in Gomti river. This is after thousands of fishes were found dead and ...
- 43 animals died in Delhi zoo in Sept: Ramesh tells HouseAt least 43 animals , including several black bucks, died in Delhi Zoo in September this year and most of the deaths were due to consumptio...
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