Death of 3 workers in Raipur: Chhattisgarh CM orders strict action against manual scavenging

RAIPUR: (Mar 19) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has ordered stringent action against those forcing people into manual scavenging, after three sanitation workers died cleaning a septic tank at a leading hospital in Raipur.

The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Ramkrishna Care Hospital, one of the biggest private healthcare facilities in the state, where three workers lost their lives after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank.

Sai chaired a meeting of the state monitoring committee on the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, on Wednesday.