Come up with meaningful measures to eradicate manual scavenging, Madras HC tells TN Government
The Hindu
The High Court was hearing a plea filed by Safai Karamchari Andolan which sought increasing the compensation paid for deaths due to manual scavenging
The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed Tamil Nadu government to come up with meaningful measures to completely eradicate the practice of manual scavenging by prescribing harsh penalty against the perpetrators as a deterrent.
Chief Justice and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu called for a status report from the government within four weeks. They also impressed upon the need for a fresh enumeration of people involved in manual scavenging in the State.
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