941 died since 1993 during ‘hazardous cleaning’ of sewers: Govt

"No deaths are reported due to 'manual scavenging' (lifting of night soil from the insanitary latrines) as defined under Section 2 (1) (g) of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, but 941 deaths have occurred since 1993 while undertaking 'hazardous cleaning' sewers and septic tanks.