“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.
Tag: Sewer deaths
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.
Noida: Two Workers Killed After Entering Borewell Without Safety Measures
Gautam Sahni and Ajay Pal died after they got stuck in a 40-feet deep borewell.
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.
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.
Our Missiles Can Go To Shanghai, But We Don’t Have Capacity to Clean 5 ft Down a Sewer: Bezwada Wilson at India Today Conclave
Under Swachh Bharat, Rs 2 Lakh Crore have been allocated to build toilets, but not a rupee to rehabilitate manual scavengers, he said