Call for Atrocities Act penalty for manual scavenging too

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Submitted by shompa on Mon, 2012-04-30 17:19

New Delhi: Pressure is building up to treat manual scavenging on a par with crimes against dalits, to be tried under the atrocities law which lays down stringent punishment.

Name of the Newspaper: 
Times Of India (New Delhi)
thesaurus: 
Scavengers
Sanitation
Occupational Health
Occupational Safety
Delhi
Drainage
Sewage
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Supreme Court
Author: 
Subodh Ghildiyal
Main Topic: 
Sanitation
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2012/04/30&PageLabel=8&EntityId=Ar00801&ViewMode=HTML
Publication Date: 
30/04/2012