Outrageous – An Estimated 22,327 Die Every Year Cleaning Our Sewers

The issue in the Rajya Sabha during Question trodden scavengers picking swing. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay conditions cleanliness staff questioned said, “India does not have any cleanup work, people who are depressed. They are in the sewer manhole, life goes on, but sometimes do not receive adequate compensation, are not security measures, not satisfying being paid. ”

What is the status of scavengers?

According to a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha that the photos are coming out that is quite frightening. The report found that about 22 327 a year, while cleaning sewer period Dalit women and men died in cheek. The families of those killed during the cleanup and compensation to the next of kin have not been completed. The Supreme Court had directed that such a death on ten lakh compensation was paid only 60-60 thousand.

What was the Supreme Court decision?

The Court said in its 2014 decision, the sewer manhole without security arrangements must be declared in the employee vent crime. It was also ordered that from 1993 until now and septic tank while cleaning manhole deaths statistics should be collected. MP said that did not happen. The minimum wage should be Rs twenty thousand scavengers. Also be sure that the cleaning work is not only to pass on Dalits.

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