321 people died cleaning sewers, septic tanks since 2017, 22 such deaths in 2021: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 2: A total of 321 people, including 22 in 2021, died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017, the government said on Wednesday.
Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said of the 321 deaths, compensation has been given to to 259 people.
According to the data, 93 deaths were recorded in 2017 and compensation was paid to 81 people, while 70 deaths were recorded in 2018 and 62 were paid compensation.
In 2019, a total of 117 deaths were recorded and 80 people were paid compensation, while in 2020 as many as 19 deaths were reported and 14 were paid compensation.
Last year, 22 people died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks and compensation was paid to all of them.
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Over 50% new faces elected to Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem executive committee
Bhatkal: More than 50 per cent of the members elected to the executive committee of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem in its triennial elections are new faces, with a significant number of young members getting an opportunity in the organisation’s executive committee.
Polling for eight constituencies in different parts of Bhatkal was held on May 12, in which 24 members were elected. In addition, 20 members were elected unopposed from seven constituencies.
The keenest contest was witnessed in Constituency No. 14, where 10 candidates were in the fray for five seats.
With this, the process of electing members to the organisation’s 132-member executive council from Bhatkal and other regions has been completed.
Election Commissioner Mohiuddin Altaf Kharoori said the induction of a large number of new members into the executive committee has brought fresh enthusiasm to the organisation.
