Armed With College Degrees, They Are Working As Drain Cleaners Near Mumbai
NDTV
A group of around 20 persons from Diva in the district has been hired by a private contractor for nullah cleaning which is undertaken every year to prevent flooding during the monsoon.
Lack of jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced some young men who have college degrees to work as "nullah'' (drain) cleaners in the Mumbra area near Thane. But they are not ashamed. No work is inferior and they have to support their families, said one of them. A group of around 20 persons from Diva in the district has been hired by a private contractor for nullah cleaning which is undertaken every year to prevent flooding during the monsoon. Among them are some well-educated young men.
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