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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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Sanitation Worker, Minor Helper Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Sewer In Rajasthan
Two sanitation workers, including a minor, died of suffocation while cleaning a sewer line at a paper mill in Khedli town of Rajasthan's Alwar district on Saturday.
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"Stain On Our Conscience": Congress MP Shares Manual Scavenging Video Allegedly From Mumbai
Congress MP Varsha Eknath Gaikwad has raised concerns over the continued practice of manual scavenging.
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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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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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7 Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Gujarat Hotel Septic Tank
Seven people, including four sanitation workers, died of suffocation while cleaning a hotel sewer in Gujarat, officials have told NDTV, in the latest incident that highlights the appalling conditions that they have to work under. The men had entered the septic tank without any safety gear, news agency AFP reported.
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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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On Manual Scavenging, Centre Keen On Time-Bound Approach: Minister
Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said the central was keen on eradicating manual scavenging in a time-bound manner, urging states to implement the relevant law in letter and spirit.
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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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Four Labourers Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Bihar's Siwan
Four labourers died due to asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank in Bihar's Siwan district.
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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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Number Of Manual Scavengers In India? No Survey In Last 10 Years, Says Magsaysay Awardee
By Swagata Yadavar/ Indiaspend.org New Delhi: The central government has claimed that 91 per cent of manual scavengers have been provided a one-time cash payment of Rs 40,000 and 108 per cent of identified scavengers and their dependents have been selected for skill training under the rehabilitation programme for manual scavengers. Of 12,742 manual...
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Vrindavan Widows, Outcasts Tie Rakhi To Priests
In a one-of-its-kind event, hundreds of widows from Vrindavan and liberated manual scavenger women on Wednesday publicly tied Rakhi to 50 upper caste sages, Sanskrit scholars and priests at the century-old Gopinath temple in Vrindavan.
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My Magsaysay For Women Fighting Against Manual Scavenging: Bezwada Wilson
It took the trustees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award almost a fortnight to get in touch with Bezwada Wilson to tell him that he has been selected to receive the award. The 50-year-old national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, which works to eradicate manual scavenging, has been selected along with another Indian, TM Krishna. “Th...
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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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Sanitation Worker, Minor Helper Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Sewer In Rajasthan
Two sanitation workers, including a minor, died of suffocation while cleaning a sewer line at a paper mill in Khedli town of Rajasthan's Alwar district on Saturday.
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"Stain On Our Conscience": Congress MP Shares Manual Scavenging Video Allegedly From Mumbai
Congress MP Varsha Eknath Gaikwad has raised concerns over the continued practice of manual scavenging.
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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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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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7 Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Gujarat Hotel Septic Tank
Seven people, including four sanitation workers, died of suffocation while cleaning a hotel sewer in Gujarat, officials have told NDTV, in the latest incident that highlights the appalling conditions that they have to work under. The men had entered the septic tank without any safety gear, news agency AFP reported.
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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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On Manual Scavenging, Centre Keen On Time-Bound Approach: Minister
Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said the central was keen on eradicating manual scavenging in a time-bound manner, urging states to implement the relevant law in letter and spirit.
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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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Four Labourers Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Bihar's Siwan
Four labourers died due to asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank in Bihar's Siwan district.
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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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Number Of Manual Scavengers In India? No Survey In Last 10 Years, Says Magsaysay Awardee
By Swagata Yadavar/ Indiaspend.org New Delhi: The central government has claimed that 91 per cent of manual scavengers have been provided a one-time cash payment of Rs 40,000 and 108 per cent of identified scavengers and their dependents have been selected for skill training under the rehabilitation programme for manual scavengers. Of 12,742 manual...
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Vrindavan Widows, Outcasts Tie Rakhi To Priests
In a one-of-its-kind event, hundreds of widows from Vrindavan and liberated manual scavenger women on Wednesday publicly tied Rakhi to 50 upper caste sages, Sanskrit scholars and priests at the century-old Gopinath temple in Vrindavan.
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My Magsaysay For Women Fighting Against Manual Scavenging: Bezwada Wilson
It took the trustees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award almost a fortnight to get in touch with Bezwada Wilson to tell him that he has been selected to receive the award. The 50-year-old national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, which works to eradicate manual scavenging, has been selected along with another Indian, TM Krishna. “Th...
