Karnataka panchayat official forces manual scavenging, suspended
The Supreme Court had on March 24, 2014, directed all the states to abolish manual scavenging and take steps for rehabilitation of such workers.
Mysore village head forces manual scavengers to clean blocked manhole
Guru Shanthappa, a person living in Mysore`s Thavarekatte village, has lodged a complaint against village panchayat president Geetha for forcing two municipality workers, Ganesha and Cheluva, to clean a blocked manhole.Geetha,on recommendation of village development officer Anand, ordered both workers to clean the manhole.
Jun 08, 2017, 14:10 PM IST
Four found dead inside manhole in Hyderabad
Four persons including three sanitary workers were found dead in a manhole in Ayyappa society in Madhapur area here with the civic officials suspecting that the toxic gases caused their deaths.
Aug 14, 2016, 15:52 PM IST
Four labourers die in Hyderabad manhole
Four labourers died while cleaning a sewerage manhole in Hyderabad on Saturday, police said.
Aug 13, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
Mumbai: Woman missing after falling in manhole
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Jun 26, 2016, 17:10 PM IST
