“When one sanitation worker failed to come out of the manhole, others went inside. All of them died due to asphyxiation,” district collector Kiran Zaveri said.
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Ground Report: ‘The Contractor Denied His Request for Safety Gear’: Kishan Lal Died Cleaning a Sewer in Delhi, Leaving Behind a Family of Five
Promised a job and compensation, the family is now running pillar to post for availing both.
Govt Needs to Tell What It Has Done on The Menace of People Dying Cleaning Sewers: NHRC Chief
“Merely putting laws in place will not to suffice; the ground realities need to change.”
NHRC Notice to Delhi Govt, Police Commissioner Over Death of Labourers While Cleaning Septic tank
Due to negligence by authorities, a large number of people are dying every year in such painful incidents, the National Human Rights Commission said.
2 Workers Killed While Laying Sewer Line in Noida
The two workers had got stuck when water from a nearby drain started entering their pit (about 12 feet down) through a crack.
Former TMC Councillor Allegedly Beats Up Sanitation Worker in Howrah
The victim reportedly lodged a complaint after spending two days at the hospital.
Separate Ministry, Apology From PM: Safai Karamchari Andolan Releases First Manifesto
The SKA also called for increasing the compensation in case of sewer deaths to Rs 1 crore.
Ground Report: What Does a Day in the Life of a Sanitation Worker in Delhi Really Look Like?
“Some years ago, I went down a sewerage pipeline. I felt I was suffocating. I would have died if I had been down there for another 10-15 minutes.”
Low Wages, No Safety Equipment, Institutional Apathy: How Manual Scavenging is Still Practised in Kolkata
Contractors employ sanitation workers on a daily basis. For four hours of work some contractors pay Rs 230, others pay Rs 180.
Delhi: Two Die While Cleaning Restaurant’s Sewage Treatment Unit
A case has been registered against restaurant management at Rajouri Garden police station.
Rafale Files, Jobs, Even a Judge: Social Media Users Trend #GayabHoGaya to List Everything that Vanished Under Modi Govt
Congress president Rahul Gandhi suggested that the phrase should be the Modi govt’s new slogan.