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Sewer deaths in India increased 66% to 83 between 2016 and 2019 (till Nov 6, 2019), accounting for a total of 282 deaths in 4 years, noted a Nov 20, 2019, govt reply in parliament. 2017 & 2019 reported the most deaths (83). Follow this thread for insights:
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The most deaths in 2019 were in Gujarat, Haryana & Tamil Nadu (14). In the 4 yrs to 2019, the most deaths were in Tamil Nadu (40) followed by Haryana (31), Delhi & Gujarat (both 30)
India has 60,440 identified manual scavengers, with the highest in UP (35,472), followed by Maharashtra (7378) & Uttarakhand (6170)
There are “no reports regarding deaths of persons due to manual scavenging,” the govt reply said--the data related to those who had died cleaning sewers & septic tanks
Manual scavenging is prohibited under Sec 5 of the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers & their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, with effect from Dec 6, 2013
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“We are claiming that 160,000 women carry human excreta in India”, Bezwada Wilson, national convener of Safai Karmachari Andolan, told us in an interview on Oct 13, 2019
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The govt has spent ~Rs 182 cr ($25.5 mn) since 2013-14 for providing rehabilitation to identified manual scavengers, noted a Dec 11, 2019 govt reply in parliament
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The demand for manual scavenging is likely to go up with the construction of millions of new toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), we reported on Dec 12, 2019
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“The kind of social ostracisation that Dalits [scheduled castes], especially Valmikis [a Dalit community who form the majority of manual scavengers who empty latrine pits] face is inhuman,” Nikhil Srivastav, research director at @riceinstitute, told us
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@riceinstitute You can access the govt response here: pqars.nic.in/annex/250/Au46…
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