2,096 Bio-toilets so far in Rail Coaches
Indian Railways has installed over 2,000 bio-toilets in coaches to bring eco-friendly travel to rail passengers. “We have completed installing a total of 2,096 bio-toilets in coaches at the Rail Coach
Scavengers
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding manual scavenging, 27/03/2014
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Safai Karamchari Andolan & Ors Versus Union of India & Ors dated 27/03/2014 regarding manual scavenging. The writ petition was filed by the petitioners
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Despite ban, manual scavenging still on in Karnal village
Seven-year-old Anjali, a frail girl walking with a bucket of sewage and waste water for discharging it in an open field, is a pitiful sight. This has become the fate of several others at Bhagpati village and adjoining areas, where the residents have been forced to become a scavenger, flushing out dirty water four times a day.
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AAP targets state govt on manual scavenging
Having changed political equations in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has started targeting Gujarat government. The party has published a detailed list of manual scavengers and places
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State to strictly enforce ban on manual scavenging
202 cases of inhuman practice reported from Bangalore Manual scavenging is prevalent in most of the cities, including Bangalore. The State government has decided to strictly enforce the ban on manual scavenging. Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya said on Thursday that officials of the respective urban local bodies (ULBs) will be held responsible if manual scavenging is found in their jurisdiction.
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Working towards making India a manual scavenging-free nation
Following the passage of the ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2013’ in Parliament last week, leading NGO Sulabh International on Monday appointed seven former
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State survey to identify manual scavengers
The state government has taken up a survey to identify manual scavengers in all the 21 districts in the state. A list will be prepared for the same by the end of next month. While municipal corporations
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Analysis and recommendations in the context of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012
In human practice of manual scavenging is unabated till today despite having 20 year old law to prohibit it which is no longer effective. In order to effective total eradication of the practice, The Prohibition
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Manual scavengers say ‘no more’
Demand Passing Of New Bill To Ban Practice At Protest Rally In Capital It may be hard to imagine that manual scavenging is still practised in parts of the National Capital Region. But in many parts of NCR and neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, people manually clean dry toilets everyday while braving dangerous infections, sometimes for a paltry sum of Rs 10 per household.
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Manual scavengers: welfare and rehabilitation
Manual Scavenger means a person engaged or employed on regular or frequent basis by an individual or a local authority or a public or private agency, for manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of, or otherwise