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3 Die, 20 Ill In Chennai After Consuming Contaminated Drinking Water
At least three people have died, and 20 others fell ill in Pallavaram near Chennai on Thursday after allegedly consuming drinking water contaminated with sewage, Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subramaniyan said on Thursday.
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WHO "Extremely Worried' At Prospect Of Polio, Other Outbreaks In Gaza
A top WHO official said Tuesday he was "extremely worried" over possible outbreaks in war-torn Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than injuries.
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4 Suffocate To Death While Cleaning Sewage Treatment Plant In Maharashtra
Four labourers died due to suffocation while carrying out cleaning activities inside a sewage treatment plant in Maharashtra's Virar.
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Delhi Police Files FIR In Borewell Death Case, Probe Underway
Delhi Police on Monday filed an FIR into the death of a man, who fell into a borewell at a sewage treatment plant of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in the Keshopur area of the national capital.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Covid "Incidental" In 3 Deaths, Most Cases Of Fast-Spreading But Mild Variant
Mr Kejriwal said the government has been testing sewage to pre-empt a possible return of the virus. All the cases are also being sent for genome sequencing to timely identify new variants if any, he said.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Report Steps Taken To End Manual Scavenging In 6 Weeks
The bench has sought details about the feasibility of developing internet-based solutions for real-time tracking of sewage deaths and action taken by authorities concerned towards payment of compensation and rehabilitation of families.
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2 Suffocate To Death After Falling Into Septic Tank In Maharashtra
Two workers died of suffocation after they fell into a sewage treatment chamber on the premises of a manufacturing firm in the Ranjangaon industrial area in Pune district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
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3 Die While Working In Septic Tank Of Pune Society
Three labourers died due to suspected suffocation while working in a sewage treatment plant at a housing society in the city on Friday morning, police said.
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2 Die After Entering Sewage Tank In Delhi: Police
Two rag pickers died after entering a sewage tank near the DSIIDC industrial area, informed the police on Sunday.
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4 Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Pune; Rights Panel Issues Notice
The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Pune Police Commissioner over the death of four people allegedly while cleaning a septic tank
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Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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2 Sanitation Workers Suffocate To Death In Sewage Pipeline In Ahmedabad
Two sanitation workers died of suffocation, while another went missing after they entered a sewer line without wearing any safety equipment in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday, police and fire department said.
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Four Die While Cleaning Sewage In J&K
Four persons, including two siblings, who were cleaning a trench died, apparently due to suffocation, in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
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"No Other Country Sends People To Gas Chamber": Top Court On Sewer Deaths
Expressing serious concern over people dying during manual scavenging and sewage cleaning in India, the Supreme Court today said nowhere in the world people are sent to "gas chambers to die".
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3 Die, 20 Ill In Chennai After Consuming Contaminated Drinking Water
At least three people have died, and 20 others fell ill in Pallavaram near Chennai on Thursday after allegedly consuming drinking water contaminated with sewage, Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subramaniyan said on Thursday.
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WHO "Extremely Worried' At Prospect Of Polio, Other Outbreaks In Gaza
A top WHO official said Tuesday he was "extremely worried" over possible outbreaks in war-torn Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that communicable diseases could cause more deaths than injuries.
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4 Suffocate To Death While Cleaning Sewage Treatment Plant In Maharashtra
Four labourers died due to suffocation while carrying out cleaning activities inside a sewage treatment plant in Maharashtra's Virar.
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Delhi Police Files FIR In Borewell Death Case, Probe Underway
Delhi Police on Monday filed an FIR into the death of a man, who fell into a borewell at a sewage treatment plant of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in the Keshopur area of the national capital.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Covid "Incidental" In 3 Deaths, Most Cases Of Fast-Spreading But Mild Variant
Mr Kejriwal said the government has been testing sewage to pre-empt a possible return of the virus. All the cases are also being sent for genome sequencing to timely identify new variants if any, he said.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Report Steps Taken To End Manual Scavenging In 6 Weeks
The bench has sought details about the feasibility of developing internet-based solutions for real-time tracking of sewage deaths and action taken by authorities concerned towards payment of compensation and rehabilitation of families.
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2 Suffocate To Death After Falling Into Septic Tank In Maharashtra
Two workers died of suffocation after they fell into a sewage treatment chamber on the premises of a manufacturing firm in the Ranjangaon industrial area in Pune district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
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3 Die While Working In Septic Tank Of Pune Society
Three labourers died due to suspected suffocation while working in a sewage treatment plant at a housing society in the city on Friday morning, police said.
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2 Die After Entering Sewage Tank In Delhi: Police
Two rag pickers died after entering a sewage tank near the DSIIDC industrial area, informed the police on Sunday.
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4 Die While Cleaning Septic Tank In Pune; Rights Panel Issues Notice
The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Pune Police Commissioner over the death of four people allegedly while cleaning a septic tank
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Gateway To Kerala Backwaters A Sewage Dump "Floating With Filth": Report
Kerala's once scenic Ashtamudi Lake, described as the gateway to the state's backwaters and preferred by tourists world over for houseboat rides, has become a dump site for sewage which is slowly choking it to death, according to a KeLSA inspection.
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2 Sanitation Workers Suffocate To Death In Sewage Pipeline In Ahmedabad
Two sanitation workers died of suffocation, while another went missing after they entered a sewer line without wearing any safety equipment in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday, police and fire department said.
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Four Die While Cleaning Sewage In J&K
Four persons, including two siblings, who were cleaning a trench died, apparently due to suffocation, in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
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"No Other Country Sends People To Gas Chamber": Top Court On Sewer Deaths
Expressing serious concern over people dying during manual scavenging and sewage cleaning in India, the Supreme Court today said nowhere in the world people are sent to "gas chambers to die".
