Nearly 500 Died While Cleaning Sewers Or Septic Tanks Since 2019: Centre

NDTV — India · 4 Aug 2026, 9:31 pm

Government data placed before the Lok Sabha shows that 498 workers died during sewer and septic-tank cleaning between January 1, 2019, and June 30, 2026.

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