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Strict legal action if manual scavenging is practised: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned against practising manual scavengers in the state asserting strict legal action.
443 died cleaning sewers, tanks in over 5 years: Govt
More than 400 people have died while cleaning septic tanks and sewers in the country since 2018, the ministry of social justice and empowerment said on Tuesday.
Pay ₹30L to kin of those who die cleaning sewers: Supreme Court to govt
The top court stated that manual scavengers have lived in “bondage, systematically trapped in inhuman conditions” for a long time
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 06:22 AM IST
ByHT Correspondent I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, New Delhi