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125 Manual Scavenger Deaths In 10 Months Raises Alarm

A report by the Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch highlights that 125 manual scavengers died across India in ten months due to toxic sewer gases and lack of safety equipment. Despite legal bans and judicial mandates, civil society activists cite systemic negligence, contractor exploitation, and poor mechanization for these ongoing sanitation fatalities.