Sukh Ram strips to his bare minimum and slithers into a stinky manhole as traffic whizzes above him. With no masks to protect against odious fumes, no protective gloves and a primitive spade as a tool, his job is to clean a choked drain of muck so that it does not overflow when monsoon hits the city.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/they-risk-their-lives-clean-your-drains
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-safety
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poisonous-gases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxic-wastes