24 sanitation workers' fatalities in 2021, down from 118 in 2019: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Mar 17, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 17 : The number of deaths occurring due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has substantially come down...

NHRC seeks detailed report on deaths due to manholes, sewers

Nov 28, 2020

New Delhi [India], November 28 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice seeking a comprehensive report from the Secretary, Ministry...

Jaipur company develops robot for drainage cleaning with aim to eliminate manual scavenging

Aug 06, 2021

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 6 : To prevent loss of lives because of manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, a Jaipur-based company has...

Haryana CM announces Rs 10 lakh to next of kin of workers who died cleaning sewers

Jan 11, 2022

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 11 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced that the next of kin of the workers who...

Pakistan: Amnesty International raises alarm over sanitation workers' deaths, highlights unsafe working conditions

Jul 17, 2026

Citing media reports, Amnesty International said that at least 16 sanitation workers have died since April 2026 in incidents linked to suffocation and exposure...

Monsoon rains claims 111 lives across Pakistan

Jul 15, 2025

The NDMA's data show that most deaths occurred due to flash floods, which have been the most hazardous part of this year's monsoon season....