Manual scavenging
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377 died cleaning sewers in five years, but no instance of manual scavenging reported, says Centre
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Sanitation worker deaths: Maharashtra issues new guidelines for manual cleaning of septic tanks
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Mumbai: Two die after entering sewer line, sixth fatality in city this month
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Gujarat HC pulls up state for FIR against sanitation worker for ‘wilfully’ entering septic tank
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SC increases compensation to families of workers who die due to manual scavenging to Rs 30 lakh
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Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men die while cleaning sewage tank
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Centre expresses doubts about manual scavenging data on ‘Swachhata Abhiyaan’ app: ‘The Hindu’
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Manual scavenging has been eliminated, claims Centre
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Madhya Pradesh HC takes cognisance of manual scavenging-related deaths
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34% districts yet to declare themselves free of manual scavenging
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UP: Four killed due to toxic fumes after getting trapped while cleaning sewer
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Only one conviction for unsafe sewer cleaning, Centre tells Parliament panel
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1,035 persons died while cleaning sewers in the last 30 years
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SC seeks information from Centre on steps taken to prevent manual scavenging
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Parliament panel questions delay in compensation for sewer cleaning deaths
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FIR filed after two men suffocate to death while cleaning septic tank in Gurugram
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Three sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage tank in Pune
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Delhi sewer deaths: Pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of two men, High Court tells DDA
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Delhi HC takes cognisance of report about deaths in Mundka due to toxic gases in sewer
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Delhi: Two dead in Mundka after inhaling toxic fumes inside sewer
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No manual scavengers in India but 330 died cleaning sewers from 2017 to 2021, Centre tells Lok Sabha
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347 workers have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017, says Centre
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Three workers die of asphyxiation while repairing sewage tank in Madurai
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321 people have died cleaning sewers in last five years, Centre tells Lok Sabha
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Ignoring the lives of thousands of Dalits, Centre wants to declare India free of manual scavenging
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Three years after Hyderabad got machines to end manual scavenging, sickness and degradation endure
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Delhi is trying to end manual scavenging by using sewer cleaning machines. Are its efforts working?
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Why no one is ever held responsible for the deaths of Dalit sanitation workers
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Manual scavenging has killed 400 Indians since it was banned – and yet nobody has been convicted
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Tired of the endless wait for compensation, thousands of Indians may return to manual scavenging
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Give directions to stop manual scavenging except under certain circumstances: Karnataka HC to state
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Two die while cleaning septic tank in Delhi; factory owner, contractor arrested
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Why Budget 2020 may not live up to its promise of eliminating manual scavenging from India
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Delhi: Sanitation worker dies while cleaning sewer in Shahdara, another in critical condition
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‘In no country people are sent to gas chambers to die’: SC asks Centre about sewer workers’ deaths
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Ghaziabad: Five workers die of suffocation inside manhole at drainage project site
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Sewer deaths: Centre asks states and Union Territories to set up emergency response units
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Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal promises free safety kits to sanitation workers
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Gujarat sewer deaths: Hotel owner and manager arrested by Vadodara Police
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Gujarat: Seven workers die after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning septic tank in Dabhoi taluka
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Four workers die while cleaning septic tank in Tamil Nadu, two in Gurugram
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Tamil Nadu: Six die after inhaling toxic gas in septic tank in Kanchipuram
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Delhi: Two dead after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning restaurant’s sewage treatment plant
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Delhi sewer-cleaning machine project reinforces link between Dalits and sanitation work, say critics
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Why technology alone won’t solve India’s manual scavenging problem
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Maharashtra: Three sanitation workers die while cleaning manhole in Thane
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Delhi: Labourer dies while cleaning Jal Board sewer in Jahangirpuri
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‘National shame’: Sewer workers, activists protest against deaths of manual scavengers in India
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal orders rehabilitation of manual scavengers in civil defence corps
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How do other countries clean their sewers and is there something India can learn from them?
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Delhi government plans to mechanise sewer clean-up, says social welfare minister
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Chhattisgarh: Five people suffocate to death inside septic tank in Jashpur district
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‘No jurisdiction’: Delhi authorities pass the buck on deaths of five workers cleaning septic tank
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Human rights commission asks Delhi government, police for report on death of men cleaning sewer tank
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Delhi: Five men die cleaning sewer tank at residential complex, government orders inquiry
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Delhi High Court directs state to compile data on manual scavengers
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Andhra Pradesh: Seven workers die while cleaning underground drainage tank in Chittoor
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Bengaluru: Two labourers cleaning septic tank die, police book restaurant management
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Manual scavenging: Centre to make it mandatory for contractors to pay Rs 10 lakh in case of deaths
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Can Delhi really implement its plan to fully mechanise drain and sewer cleaning?
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Delhi: Worker dies after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning sewer inside hospital premises
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Watch: ‘Mugamoodi’ short film exposes the horrors of manual scavenging
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Government claims to have assisted 91% of India’s manual scavengers, without counting 93% of them
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Though government bodies deny it, manual scavenging is widespread in India despite a ban
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Saluting Bezwada Wilson, a man who gets his hands dirty to clean the rot of caste oppression
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Jobs cleaning human excreta are illegal, so how do they persist in India?
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Tale of two pilgrimages: toilets for Kumbh Mela, manual scavengers for Ashadi Ekadashi