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Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors

Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors
Published on Mar 18, 2025 05:53 PM IST

Worker dies while fixing fault in sewer in NFC, two injured

Panth Lal
Published on Mar 18, 2025 05:06 AM IST

66,961 sanitation workers validated under NAMASTE scheme: Govt tells Parliament

Minister of state for social justice Ramdas Athawale speaks in Parliament. (PTI File Photo)
Published on Mar 11, 2025 06:21 PM IST

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths

A bench headed by justice Sudhanshu Dhulia further asked them to explain why criminal proceedings should not be initiated against the officials or contractors under whose watch the deaths occurred. (ANI PHOTO)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 07:20 AM IST

294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt

The Supreme Court has asked corporations in six cities to file an affidavit by February 13 indicating “how and when manual scavenging/sewer cleaning has been stopped” (FILE PHOTO)
Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:30 PM IST