The High Court on Monday directed the State government to file a status report on the measures taken to curb manual scavenging in the State.
Hearing a petition by People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed the government to file a status report regarding the purchase of machinery and other details as directed by the High Court earlier. The court also directed the government to file a status report on the compensation awarded to family members of the workers who died while cleaning the sewage tank at the Royal Orchid Hotel.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hc-seeks-report-manual-scavenging
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hotels
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
