The Supreme Court of India has directed the Centre and states to take measures to eradicate manual sewer cleaning in a phased manner. The court has asked the Centre to issue guidelines to ensure that ...

Taking a grim view of incidents of sewer deaths in the country, the Supreme Court on Friday said government authorities will have to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation to the kin of those who die while ...

The apex court also directed that in the case of sewer victims suffering from any disability, the minimum compensation shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh. (Photo: PTI/file photo) Observing that a large ...