Daily Archives: September 19, 2011

Railways continue to use Manual Scavengers despite a Ban

Most of us would have seen scavengers manually removing human waste from railway tracks, despite Manual Scavenging being declared illegal way back in 1993 vide Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act 1993. The Railway board either denied … Continue reading

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Manual Scavenging – Govt. to work in a timebound manner

Despite the practice of manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines being prohibited since 1993*  the practice still continues in several states. As common till date no one has been punished under the Act. As with many laudable legislations implementation … Continue reading

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