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Ancient Burial Ground Discovered During Sewer Upgrade Work In Scotland
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Archaeologists find early medieval and Iron Age archaeological features during sewer work in Windhill, Scotland, shedding light on ancient daily life.
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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
- Thursday September 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
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
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- India News | Written by Ashwine Kumar Singh
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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Woman's Engagement Ring Found In Sewer A Year After Being Flushed By Her Son
- Wednesday May 24, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
More than a year after their kid flushed it away, a US couple earlier this month found their missing engagement ring.
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"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
- Tuesday September 27, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 1,300 Crore Allocated For Development In Delhi's Unauthorised Colonies
- Saturday March 26, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government has earmarked Rs 1,300 crore for development and construction works in unauthorised colonies during 2022-23 fiscal with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying all such localities will have sewer lines by 2022 end.
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30 km From Delhi, 5 Men Die While Cleaning A Sewer
- Friday August 23, 2019
- Ghaziabad News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Abhimanyu Bose
Five men died while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Thursday, once again highlighting just how unsafe the working environment is for sanitation workers in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Gujarat Hotel Septic Tank
- Saturday June 15, 2019
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
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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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi May Use Robots To Clean Sewers, Septic Tanks
- Thursday February 21, 2019
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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Safety Gear Not Provided To Man Who Died Inside Delhi Sewer: Ministry
- Monday October 29, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Ancient Burial Ground Discovered During Sewer Upgrade Work In Scotland
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Archaeologists find early medieval and Iron Age archaeological features during sewer work in Windhill, Scotland, shedding light on ancient daily life.
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www.ndtv.com
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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
- Thursday September 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
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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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Public Works Department Posts Pictures Of Workers Entering Drain. Then Deletes
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- India News | Written by Ashwine Kumar Singh
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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www.ndtv.com
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Woman's Engagement Ring Found In Sewer A Year After Being Flushed By Her Son
- Wednesday May 24, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
More than a year after their kid flushed it away, a US couple earlier this month found their missing engagement ring.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Despite Law, They're Forced": High Court After 2 Die Cleaning Delhi Sewer
- Tuesday September 27, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 1,300 Crore Allocated For Development In Delhi's Unauthorised Colonies
- Saturday March 26, 2022
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government has earmarked Rs 1,300 crore for development and construction works in unauthorised colonies during 2022-23 fiscal with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying all such localities will have sewer lines by 2022 end.
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www.ndtv.com
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30 km From Delhi, 5 Men Die While Cleaning A Sewer
- Friday August 23, 2019
- Ghaziabad News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Abhimanyu Bose
Five men died while cleaning a sewer in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Thursday, once again highlighting just how unsafe the working environment is for sanitation workers in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Gujarat Hotel Septic Tank
- Saturday June 15, 2019
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
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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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi May Use Robots To Clean Sewers, Septic Tanks
- Thursday February 21, 2019
- Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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Safety Gear Not Provided To Man Who Died Inside Delhi Sewer: Ministry
- Monday October 29, 2018
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com