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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)

Published 49 days ago

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.

Updated 52 days ago

Accountability down the sewers

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)

Published 53 days ago

‘Toxic gas’ kills 2 workers in septic tank tragedy

The workers went inside for cleaning and fell unconscious shortly after entering. (Pic for representation)

Published 86 days ago

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)

Published 130 days ago

Chhattisgarh CM orders strict action against manual scavenging after 3 workers die in Raipur

Chhattisgarh CM orders strict action against manual scavenging after 3 workers die in Raipur

Published 137 days ago

MCG mandates strict safety norms for sanitation workers

Municipal commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said the corporation is committed to ensuring zero tolerance towards safety violations.

Published 185 days ago

AI-powered robotic canal cleaning system commissioned in Thiruvananthapuram

AI-powered robotic canal cleaning system commissioned in Thiruvananthapuram

Published 186 days ago

Manual scavenging deaths: SC orders higher compensation if not paid before 2023

The clarification came as high courts had begun to apply the Supreme Court’s 2023 judgment differently. (ANI)

Published 188 days ago

GB Nagar told to enforce manual scavenging ban

The commission further directed district authorities to prepare updated status reports on pending cases and submit them to the commission. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Published 201 days ago

Powai STP deaths: Safai Karamchari panel seeks report, questions compensation deal with victims’ families

Powai STP deaths: Safai Karamchari panel seeks report, questions compensation deal with victims’ families

Published 258 days ago

Manual scavenging: SC orders states, UTs to pay compensation for deaths within 3 weeks

Supreme Court of India. (PTI)

Published 277 days ago

355 declarations of manual scavenging submitted to BMC

NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 18,2013: municipal worker attempts to unblock a sewer overflowing with human excreta in New Delhi on October 7, 2009. Although a law bans manual scavenging - the manual removal of human excreta from 'dry toilets' - the practice is widespread across cities and towns in India. (Photograph by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times)

Published 292 days ago

No safety gear for staff, firm manager arrested in sewer death

No safety gear for staff, firm manager arrested in sewer death

Published 315 days ago

Delhi water board to provide free septage collection to curb dumping in Yamuna

Dumping of septage by private contractors is a concern. (HT Archive)

Published 385 days ago

Centre’s NAMASTE scheme nears 2 years; 91,000 sanitation workers identified

Internal Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment data reveals the nationwide validation drive has identified 79,700 SSWs (Ravi Choudhary/ Hindustan Times)

Published 429 days ago

Delhi: Storm drain desilting raises ‘manual scavenging’ alarm

Drain cleaning on Outer Ring Road. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published 433 days ago

After rap from Centre, state chalks out policy to eradicate manual scavenging

The state government will procure robotic machines to clean manholes and weed out human interface in sewer cleaning, said officials (HT Photo)

Published 444 days ago

Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors

Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors

Published 502 days ago

Worker dies while fixing fault in sewer in NFC, two injured

Panth Lal

Published 503 days ago

66,961 sanitation workers validated under NAMASTE scheme: Govt tells Parliament

Minister of state for social justice Ramdas Athawale speaks in Parliament. (PTI File Photo)

Published 509 days ago

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths

A bench headed by justice Sudhanshu Dhulia further asked them to explain why criminal proceedings should not be initiated against the officials or contractors under whose watch the deaths occurred. (ANI PHOTO)

Published 529 days ago

294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt

The Supreme Court has asked corporations in six cities to file an affidavit by February 13 indicating “how and when manual scavenging/sewer cleaning has been stopped” (FILE PHOTO)

Published 545 days ago

Kolkata Police arrest contractor after 3 workers die in sewage line

Rescue workers put on diving gear and went down the 10-feet deep manhole to recover the bodies. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 546 days ago

3 die inside Kolkata drainage line days after SC banned manual scavenging

Rescue team prepare as three workers died while cleaning sewerage drain pipe at Bantala Leather Complex in Kolkata on Sunday. (HT Photo)

Published 546 days ago

SC calls for immediate end to manual scavenging in metro cities

The court was pained to note that despite its directions, the practice of manual scavenging still prevailed. (HT File Photo)

Published 550 days ago

Ending manual scavenging: Safer, dignified work through innovation

Scavengers pick up plastic and metal wastes in the soil.

Published 567 days ago

92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data

The ministry said that a total of 57,758 SSWs were profiled in the country, of which 54,574 were validated across 33 states and Union territories (UTs). (HT PHOTO)

Updated 593 days ago

Bengaluru sweetmaker with 18 outlets under fire over death of manual scavengers

Representational Image

Published 639 days ago

DJB faces crunch in funds, sewer cleaning system hit

Atishi (HT Photo)

Published 707 days ago

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