Even as India marks 75 years of independence with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, informed Parliament on July 18 that 347 people died during hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in the past
At least 347 sanitation workers have died in India over the past five years due to unsafe cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, with Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest number, the Center told the Lok Sabha Tuesday July 20. In response to