Last week, 22 students of a coaching institute were killed in a devastating fire at a four-storey building in Gujarat’s Surat district.
Tag: SANITATION WORKERS
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.
Maharashtra: Three People Die While Cleaning Septic Tank in Palghar District
“Eight persons have been booked on the charge of negligence,” spokesperson of Palghar police Hemant Katkar said.
‘Alarming Situation’: NGT Warns of Epidemic After Untreated Sewage Discharged into Ganga During Kumbh
The Green Tribunal pulled up the Uttar Pradesh govt over attempting to “hoodwink the cleaning of waste…”
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.”
‘Amit Shah’s Son Making Huge Profits is Not Economic Growth’: Watch Kanhaiya Kumar Slam BJP’s Tejasvi Surya on TV Debate
When faced with questions on the BJP equating itself with the Army, the BJP candidate excused himself from the debate, citing campaign work.
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.
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.
Nothing Has Change For The Five Sanitation Workers Whose Feet Modi Washed at The Kumbh
“There should be change in the country, that is not happening. The poor and backward are suffering,” Naresh Kumar told the Indian Express.