Manual Scavenging
Syllabus: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections Source: NIE Context: The Supreme Court has ordered a complete stop to the practice of manual scavenging and hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in six major metropolitan cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. About manual scavenging and its recent data in India: Definition: Manual scavenging refers to the manual removal of …
