Gujarat Officials Deny Continuation of Manual Scavenging

Three young sanitation workers enter a sewer in Dhrangadhra town in Gujarat without any protective gear. This practice of manual cleaning, carrying, disposing or handling, human excreta from dry latrines, open drains or pits and sewers without protective gear is criminalised by The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. However, when presented with visual evidence of the practice, the Chief Executive Officer of Dhrangadhra municipality refused to acknowledge th