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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
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Delhi Public Works Department Posts Pictures Of Workers Entering Drain. Then Deletes
Armed with just a shovel, a group of labourers, with no protective gear of gloves, entered the sewers in Delhi's Rohini, in violation of the Supreme Court order.
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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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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
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Delhi Public Works Department Posts Pictures Of Workers Entering Drain. Then Deletes
Armed with just a shovel, a group of labourers, with no protective gear of gloves, entered the sewers in Delhi's Rohini, in violation of the Supreme Court order.
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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.
