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Nearly 4,000 Manual Scavengers In Delhi To Receive PPE Kits Ahead Of Monsoon
For the first time, nearly 4,000 manual scavengers in Delhi will be provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits ahead of the monsoon season.
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Manual Scavenging Deaths: Pay 20 Lakh More To Workers' Families, Delhi Told
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to make an endeavour to pay additional Rs 20 lakh to the families of workers, who lost their lives in manual scavenging, in pursuance to a Supreme Court's verdict.
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Over 400 People Died While Cleaning Sewers, Septic Tanks In 5 Years: Centre
According to the data, of the 49 cases of deaths in 2023, a maximum of 10 were reported from Rajasthan.
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Sulabh Founder Bindeshwar Pathak, Sanitation Pioneer, Dies At Delhi Hospital
Social activist and founder of 'Sulabh International' Bindeshwar Pathak, who campaigned extensively to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday.
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Ensure Compliance With Anti-Manual Scavenging Law: Court To Government
The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Delhi government to ensure strict compliance with the statutory provisions of the Employment As Manual Scavengers And Their Rehabilitation Act and the rules framed under it.
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"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
Delhi High Court today lamented the death of two persons who inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer in the national capital earlier this month and observed that despite there being laws, scavenging work continues to be performed.
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Rickshaw Puller, 3 Workers Die After Falling Into Sewer In Delhi, Bodies Recovered
Three workers and a rickshaw puller died after falling into a sewer line in Sector-16 of Rohini in Delhi, police said today.
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Robots For Sewer Cleaning: Delhi Minister To Meet Kerala Engineers
The Delhi government is mulling over roping in robots to clean sewers in the city''s inaccessible narrow lanes and Social Justice Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam will travel to Kerala in July end to talk to a group of engineers in this regard.
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Delhi May Use Robots To Clean Sewers, Septic Tanks
In an attempt to fully eradicate manual scavenging from the Indian capital, the Delhi government is working towards robotic solutions for cleaning sewers and septic tanks.
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Sad Manual Scavenging Exists After 70 Years Of Independence: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today rued the existence of manual scavenging even 70 years after India's Independence, underscoring his government's resolve to eliminate the practice.
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Safety Gear Not Provided To Man Who Died Inside Delhi Sewer: Ministry
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said today the man who died working inside a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage pumping station tank in northwest Delhi was not provided the prescribed safety gear.
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Induct Manual Scavengers In Civil Defence: Arvind Kejriwal
Taking a serious view of the recent deaths of manual scavengers in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed the officials to identify the persons engaged in manual scavenging and rehabilitate them in Civil Defence corps.
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Swachh Bharat A "Hollow Slogan": Rahul Gandhi After Sewer Worker's Death
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "tragic death" of sewer worker Anil in west Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said "PM's Swachh Bharat is a hollow slogan, when he is blind to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers".
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Rs 10 Lakh Compensation Ordered In Death Of Two Manual Scavengers
The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area.
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Man Dies While Cleaning Sewer At Delhi Hospital
A man died while cleaning a sewer at a government hospital here on Sunday while three others were taken ill, the Delhi Fire Service said.
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Nearly 4,000 Manual Scavengers In Delhi To Receive PPE Kits Ahead Of Monsoon
For the first time, nearly 4,000 manual scavengers in Delhi will be provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits ahead of the monsoon season.
-
Manual Scavenging Deaths: Pay 20 Lakh More To Workers' Families, Delhi Told
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to make an endeavour to pay additional Rs 20 lakh to the families of workers, who lost their lives in manual scavenging, in pursuance to a Supreme Court's verdict.
-
Over 400 People Died While Cleaning Sewers, Septic Tanks In 5 Years: Centre
According to the data, of the 49 cases of deaths in 2023, a maximum of 10 were reported from Rajasthan.
-
Sulabh Founder Bindeshwar Pathak, Sanitation Pioneer, Dies At Delhi Hospital
Social activist and founder of 'Sulabh International' Bindeshwar Pathak, who campaigned extensively to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday.
-
Ensure Compliance With Anti-Manual Scavenging Law: Court To Government
The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Delhi government to ensure strict compliance with the statutory provisions of the Employment As Manual Scavengers And Their Rehabilitation Act and the rules framed under it.
-
"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
Delhi High Court today lamented the death of two persons who inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer in the national capital earlier this month and observed that despite there being laws, scavenging work continues to be performed.
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Rickshaw Puller, 3 Workers Die After Falling Into Sewer In Delhi, Bodies Recovered
Three workers and a rickshaw puller died after falling into a sewer line in Sector-16 of Rohini in Delhi, police said today.
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Robots For Sewer Cleaning: Delhi Minister To Meet Kerala Engineers
The Delhi government is mulling over roping in robots to clean sewers in the city''s inaccessible narrow lanes and Social Justice Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam will travel to Kerala in July end to talk to a group of engineers in this regard.
-
Delhi May Use Robots To Clean Sewers, Septic Tanks
In an attempt to fully eradicate manual scavenging from the Indian capital, the Delhi government is working towards robotic solutions for cleaning sewers and septic tanks.
-
Sad Manual Scavenging Exists After 70 Years Of Independence: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today rued the existence of manual scavenging even 70 years after India's Independence, underscoring his government's resolve to eliminate the practice.
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Safety Gear Not Provided To Man Who Died Inside Delhi Sewer: Ministry
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said today the man who died working inside a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage pumping station tank in northwest Delhi was not provided the prescribed safety gear.
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Induct Manual Scavengers In Civil Defence: Arvind Kejriwal
Taking a serious view of the recent deaths of manual scavengers in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed the officials to identify the persons engaged in manual scavenging and rehabilitate them in Civil Defence corps.
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Swachh Bharat A "Hollow Slogan": Rahul Gandhi After Sewer Worker's Death
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "tragic death" of sewer worker Anil in west Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said "PM's Swachh Bharat is a hollow slogan, when he is blind to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers".
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Rs 10 Lakh Compensation Ordered In Death Of Two Manual Scavengers
The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area.
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Man Dies While Cleaning Sewer At Delhi Hospital
A man died while cleaning a sewer at a government hospital here on Sunday while three others were taken ill, the Delhi Fire Service said.
