Monday, May 6, 2024

Sakshi Vohra

10 years since ban on manual scavenging: What has changed for sanitation workers in Mumbai?

Every year, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informally employs workers through contractors to clean rivers, gutters, stormwater, and drains, as per the organisation’s findings. The workers are from Dalit, Tribal, Buddha, Muslim communities, and Vimukta Jatis.