Due to negligence by authorities, a large number of people are dying every year in such painful incidents, the National Human Rights Commission said.
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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.
Manual Scavenging Killing One Person Every Five Days Is An Underestimation
As per the records of the post-mortem reports of the deaths maintained by the Safai Karmchari Andolan, the actual death count since January 2017 is about 300.
Bihar: Four Labourers Die Of Asphyxiation In Septic Tank
The labourers died of suffocation as the septic tank was filled with carbon dioxide gas, a doctor said.