88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years

The number of deaths of sanitation workers while cleaning septic tanks and sewers has risen, despite a ban on manual scavenging, with 620 cases reported since 1993, of which 88 occurred in the past

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/88-manual-scavenging-deaths-in-3-years/article28336989.ece
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10/07/2019