Delhi: Woman dies after falling into sewer
A woman died after falling into a sewer in Dwarka's North police station area, informed the police on Sunday.
A woman died after falling into a sewer in Dwarka's North police station area, informed the police on Sunday.
As soon as the sewer water crosses the threshold level in the tanks situated in these stations, the officials of the DJB will get the information through the monitoring device, if the pumps have not been turned on.
To meet the long pending demand of the same, under this plan, the city government will provide 25,000 households of East Delhi with 100% sewer connectivity for free.
Manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has come under sharp criticism since the job is degrading and hazardous for the labourers. Although, manual scavenging has been banned by India in 1993, it still continues to be practiced even in the capital of the country.
Sanitation workers were suffocated to death while working, as they allegedly were not wearing any safety equipment.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Tuesday approved a combined 20 per cent hike in water and sewer charges in…
