Tag: occupational safety
From the Moon to the Manhole: Can India’s Tech Revolution Finally Dignify Its Sewers?
India has sent missions to the Moon, yet sanitation workers still risk their lives inside sewers. At Durgapur, CSIR-CMERI is developing mechanised cleaning technology that could replace dangerous human entry, prevent deaths and help end the generational stigma attached to manual scavenging.
Lack of occupational safety makes six widows under one roof
Giridih: What Asha Devi, Gulbi Devi, Shohgi Devi, Kaushalya Devi, Suniyo and Basanti Devi have more in common than just their surnames. The six...