manual scavenging

'Bas thoda aur kaam hai aaj': Under harsh Delhi sun, this 18-year-old manually cleans drains — for just Rs 500

June 09, 2025 10:43 am

Just a few days ago, photos of many workers like Sonu who cleaned drains had surfaced on the official X handle of the PWD last week — a post that has since been deleted following outrage

Worker dies cleaning sewer in New Friends Colony, 2 injured; DJB denies men were its staff

March 18, 2025 4:19 am

Police said preliminary investigation indicates that the workers were inside the manhole, carrying out maintenance, when they lost consciousness likely due to toxic fumes or lack of oxygen

Three die cleaning manhole in Kolkata, state govt to probe

February 03, 2025 1:59 am

The 2013 Supreme Court ban on manual scavenging and mandated safety protocols were allegedly not followed and the Mayor acknowledged that workers sometimes disregard safety procedures.

UPSC Issue at a Glance I Manual Scavenging in India: 4 Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains

UPSC Issue at a Glance | Manual Scavenging in India: 4 Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains

December 11, 2024 11:15 am

Despite a ban on manual scavenging in India, the practice continues in many regions. What are the underlying issues? Here’s everything you need to know.

Sewer-worker deaths expose the shameful reality of our caste-ridden society

December 04, 2024 10:39 pm

For far too long, society has reaped the benefits of the tireless labour of the ones at the bottom, the people who have been the invisible backbone of most major developments

Express investigation of manual scavenging: The apathy must end

December 04, 2024 6:01 am

Government initiatives to end manual scavenging have fallen short. Organisations have argued that fixing the problem is difficult without acknowledging that it operates at the intersections of caste, economic inequalities and the deficits of the country’s sewerage networks