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manual scavenging

NCSC issues notice to PCMC over alleged manual scavenging

New Delhi, India - Sept. 7, 2017: xxxxxxx in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, September 7, 2017. (Photo by Ravi Choudhary/ Hindustan Times) (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
pune news
Published on Jun 15, 2026 07:02 am IST

MCF employee suffocates to death inside sewer line in Faridabad

Police said Pahalwan’s family members alleged that he was not provided any safety equipment such as masks and oxygen cylinder.
gurugram news
Updated on Jun 12, 2026 05:13 am IST

Accountability down the sewers

PREMIUM
he Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, was meant to permanently put an end to the practice. But the numbers tell a different story. (HT Archive)
editorials
Published on Jun 10, 2026 09:28 pm IST

‘Toxic gas’ kills 2 workers in septic tank tragedy

The workers went inside for cleaning and fell unconscious shortly after entering. (Pic for representation)
lucknow news
Published on May 09, 2026 03:36 am IST

End manual scavenging, say safai workers

Sanitation workers from multiple states said they are forced into the work due to caste identity and lack basic safety gear while handling hazardous sewage. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
delhi news
Published on Mar 26, 2026 03:54 am IST
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