Delhi HC directs DJB to expedite tender for hiring machines to dispose septic tank waste

May 28, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 28 : Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to expeditiously finalise the tender for hiring specially fabricated...

On 'NAMASTE Day', MoS BL Verma distributes PPE kits, Ayushman cards to sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) and waste pickers

Jul 16, 2025

On the occasion of the 'National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Day', Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, BL Verma,...

Septic tank waste released in Yamuna without being treated, alleges plea; Delhi HC issues notice

May 15, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 15 : Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on a plea alleging that...

2 die while cleaning septic tank in Faridabad

Feb 03, 2022

Faridabad (Haryana) [India], February 3 : Two sanitation workers died allegedly while cleaning a septic tank at Huda market in Faridabad' Sector 14 on...

Uttar Pradesh: 4 dead after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank

May 09, 2024

As per local people, all three labourers who entered the septic tank one by one became unconscious after inhaling toxic gas.

Two suffocate to death while cleaning septic tank at old Jasola village in Delhi

May 24, 2024

Two persons died of suffocation while cleaning a septic tank at a private residence in the old Jasola village area in Delhi.