manual scavenging
Centre says no death reported due to manual scavenging, activists decry govt response
The govt does not identify deaths due to manual scavenging but calls them deaths due to hazardous cleaning of septic tanks and sewers
Aakar Patel | Constitution is just forgotten: No ‘fraternity’ exists in India!
We have lost our empathy for those who are unlike us and we do not even recognise that we have lost it
‘Manual scavengers work in gas chambers,’ SC slams Centre for pitiable support
In India, manual scavenging was traditionally a role decided by the caste system for members of the Dalit caste.
Seven died while cleaning hotel sewer in Vadodara
The incident happened at a hotel in Fartikui village in Dabhoi tehsil, about 30 km from Vadodara city.
AAP govt striving to abolish manual scavenging, says Arvind Kejriwal
The 50 manual scavengers were given a three-month training in housekeeping.
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