Sanitation Workers
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Bihar cabinet approves constitution of State Safai Karmachari Commission for sanitation workers
Bihar | Jul 29, 2025, 12:11 PM ISTA meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, approved a proposal of the Urban Development and Housing Department in this regard. The decision assumes significance with assembly polls due to be held later this year.
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Bihar govt to constitute 'Safai Karmachari Commission' for upliftment of sanitation workers
Bihar | Jul 27, 2025, 09:51 AM ISTCM Nitish Kumar announced the formation of a commission ahead of the elections. The decision is being viewed as a significant welfare measure in the lead-up to the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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15,000 Mahakumbh sanitation workers attempt world cleanliness drive record, results on February 27
Uttar Pradesh | Feb 25, 2025, 08:16 AM ISTMahakumbh Mela: During the grand religious gathering, 15,000 cleanliness workers participated in various events and venues. They attempted a world record, the result of which will be announced on February 27, a day after the Mahakumbh ends.
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Gujarat HC rebukes state govt over unpaid compensation to families of deceased manual scavengers
Gujarat | Jan 03, 2024, 06:32 PM ISTThe families of 26 manhole workers were yet to receive compensation, as noted in the plea filed in April 2023. Despite the 2013 Act's prohibition, local authorities continued to engage people for hazardous cleaning, leading to multiple deaths.
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West Bengal: Two workers die after entering septic tank in Hooghly
Kolkata | Aug 05, 2023, 01:12 PM ISTA fire brigade official suspected that methane gas could have collected inside the tank, which might have claimed their lives.
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Gujarat: Sanitation worker, contractor die after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning sewer line
Gujarat | Mar 21, 2023, 10:07 PM ISTThe contractor Afzal Kukur (42), who was present at the spot, immediately entered the sewer to rescue Mehda, but he too fell unconscious.
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Arvind Kejriwal to hold town hall meeting with sanitation workers in Ahmedabad today
India | Sep 13, 2022, 09:58 AM ISTArvind Kejriwal in Gujarat: Kejriwal will also hold meetings with local AAP leaders and welcome new members to the party on the second day of his visit to Gujarat where the Assembly elections are due later this year, he said.
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Mathura safai karamcharis announce strike over payment issues, other concerns
India | May 26, 2022, 09:01 AM ISTWhile Safai Karamcharis in other civic bodies are paid wages of 30 days every month, those in Mathura get payment for only 26 days, a leader of the protesting sanitation workers said.
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Uttarakhand government hikes honorarium of sanitation workers to Rs 500 per day
India | Apr 03, 2022, 12:36 PM ISTOn Jan 5, Dhami had announced that the honorarium of sanitation workers will be raised from the existing Rs 350 per day to Rs 500 per day. Dhami also assured solving other problems of the sanitation workers.
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Delhi: 2 sanitation workers found dead in drain opposite Lodhi Colony
India | Mar 23, 2022, 12:05 AM ISTThe initial police investigation shows this to be a possible murder. The police also stated that an FIR has been registered and an investigation is still in process.
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Upset over non-payment of salary, sanitation worker consumes poison
India | Jul 16, 2021, 06:19 PM ISTA sanitation worker allegedly upset over the non-payment his salary consumed poison at the collectorate on Friday, an official said.
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Haryana CM announces hike in salaries of sanitation workers
India | Apr 05, 2021, 06:42 AM ISTHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced an increase in the salaries of sanitation workers both in rural and urban areas in the state.
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Sanitation workers have ended strike as major demands met: North Delhi mayor
India | Jan 31, 2021, 11:21 AM ISTNorth Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash on Saturday said sanitation workers of the NDMC have ended their strike after the civic body agreed to their main demands.
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Sanitation worker attacked by locals in Madhya Pradesh's Khategaon village | Video
India | Apr 18, 2020, 03:12 PM ISTA sanitation worker was brutally attacked by locals in Khategaon village in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district dominated by a particular community.
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Raveena Tandon shares video of people applauding sanitation worker by showering flowers
Bollywood | Apr 04, 2020, 09:01 PM ISTIn the video, people are seen showering the sanitation worker with flowers from their terrace as he walked through the area with his hand-cart. Raveena Tandon shared the video on her Twitter.
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Delhi: Sanitation worker dies due to suffocation while cleaning sewer tank
India | Feb 03, 2020, 06:42 AM ISTPolice said a private contractor had engaged five workers, including Ravi and Sanjay, to clean a 15 feet deep sewer. The work to clean it was given by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), they said.
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Sanitation worker dies while cleaning sewer in Delhi's Shakurpur
India | Nov 26, 2019, 07:48 AM ISTThe deceased Rohit hailed from Madhya Pradesh and his family is yet to be contacted. He used to live at a rented accommodation in Pooth Kalan, an officer said.
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Sanitation workers at Taj Mahal end strike
India | Aug 14, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTAlarmed over a spate of complaints from tourists regarding stinking toilets in the Taj Mahal, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials on Wednesday worked out a truce with the striking sanitation workers who returned to work to clean up the mess.
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EDMC sanitation workers stage protest near Arvind Kejriwal's residence
India | Oct 04, 2018, 09:29 PM ISTSince September 12, the sanitation workers of the EDMC, have been on strike demanding payment of their pending salaries and regularisation of contract workers.
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Sanitation workers' strike: Will release Rs 500 cr within 2 days to civic bodies, AAP govt tells SC
News | Oct 03, 2018, 08:54 PM ISTSanitation workers' strike: Will release Rs 500 cr within 2 days to civic bodies, AAP govt tells SC.