The state government has didn't conduct a resurvey of handbook scavengers as ordered by way of the ministry of social justice and empowerment in February in six districts, together with Chennai. The ministry issued the order following the continuing deaths of handbook scavengers and it was discovered that the sufferers were not a part of the listing ready all through the sooner survey.
According to the government survey performed in 2015, only 426 workers have been indulged in handbook scavenging in the state. But as in keeping with a survey performed by way of Safai Karamachari Andolan, an NGO, all through the same length in just 8 towns in Tamil Nadu, there have been nearly 3,023 handbook scavengers.
Though the resurvey was intended to be performed in six districts, the state government seems to have opted for carrying out the survey in only a few pockets of these towns. A mandatory part of the survey is to give wide exposure in regards to the date and venue of the resurvey in order that handbook scavengers could come forward and sign up themselves in the listing.
But in Coimbatore, aside from Zamin Uthukuli and Thondamuthur, ads and exposure were not carried out in another the city panchayat in spite of the dates for camps being fixed on March 21 and 22. In Pollachi, the workers who got here to be enrolled as handbook scavengers have been sent away by way of the officers. In Tiruvallur, only 75 folks got here forward to sign up. Arumugham, an activist mentioned, “Officials have threatened workers to not come forward,” he mentioned.
State convener of Safai Karamchari Andolan D V Samuel mentioned, “District-wise 4 camps will have to be held. But in Tamil Nadu they're neither advertising nor publicizing. They began the survey in Trichy, Coimbatore and Tiruvallur since March 16 however no one is even aware of it. Not greater than 30 contributors have come and enrolled themselves, to this point. This survey is for rehabilitation as each scavenger gets Rs 40,000 cash, residential, training and health reinforce from the government. If there is no exposure, how will folks know,” he mentioned.
Among the southern states, the survey has been finished in Kerala alone the place exposure was carried out, mentioned activists. In Karnataka, owing to elections, it has now not been held.
Coimbatore district president of Safai Karamachari Andolan Muruganandham mentioned in Coimbatore, the collector had declared that there have been no handbook scavengers however even last yr 4 folks died. “The government and the politicians’ lack of may have resulted in numerous deaths over the years,” he mentioned.
The camp was held in 37 the city panchayats in Coimbatore district and two workers from Vettaikaranpudur had enrolled countering the district collector’s declare that there are not any handbook scavengers in the district.
R Ok Gupta, deputy manager of National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation, which is financing this survey, mentioned that he'll take motion in accordance with lawsuits. “The first survey was performed in 2013 that went on till 2015. This resurvey is being known as because we were given a large number of lawsuits that many of us were not incorporated. Also, the definition was now not understood. But all kinds of people that clean latrines will have to be incorporated. We anticipated a higher number however we were given a lower number. We hope extra individuals are added after this resurvey,” he mentioned.
But he clarified that those cleansing sewers is probably not added however those engaged in cleansing of dry latrines, cleansing of open drains during which human excreta is flushed from insanitary latrines and handbook cleansing of unmarried pits attached to bogs shall be incorporated. “In the following phase, we can upload the drain cleaners as well,” he mentioned.
Senior officers in the state government mentioned that the survey was being performed as in keeping with pointers.
According to the government survey performed in 2015, only 426 workers have been indulged in handbook scavenging in the state. But as in keeping with a survey performed by way of Safai Karamachari Andolan, an NGO, all through the same length in just 8 towns in Tamil Nadu, there have been nearly 3,023 handbook scavengers.
Though the resurvey was intended to be performed in six districts, the state government seems to have opted for carrying out the survey in only a few pockets of these towns. A mandatory part of the survey is to give wide exposure in regards to the date and venue of the resurvey in order that handbook scavengers could come forward and sign up themselves in the listing.
But in Coimbatore, aside from Zamin Uthukuli and Thondamuthur, ads and exposure were not carried out in another the city panchayat in spite of the dates for camps being fixed on March 21 and 22. In Pollachi, the workers who got here to be enrolled as handbook scavengers have been sent away by way of the officers. In Tiruvallur, only 75 folks got here forward to sign up. Arumugham, an activist mentioned, “Officials have threatened workers to not come forward,” he mentioned.
State convener of Safai Karamchari Andolan D V Samuel mentioned, “District-wise 4 camps will have to be held. But in Tamil Nadu they're neither advertising nor publicizing. They began the survey in Trichy, Coimbatore and Tiruvallur since March 16 however no one is even aware of it. Not greater than 30 contributors have come and enrolled themselves, to this point. This survey is for rehabilitation as each scavenger gets Rs 40,000 cash, residential, training and health reinforce from the government. If there is no exposure, how will folks know,” he mentioned.
Among the southern states, the survey has been finished in Kerala alone the place exposure was carried out, mentioned activists. In Karnataka, owing to elections, it has now not been held.
Coimbatore district president of Safai Karamachari Andolan Muruganandham mentioned in Coimbatore, the collector had declared that there have been no handbook scavengers however even last yr 4 folks died. “The government and the politicians’ lack of may have resulted in numerous deaths over the years,” he mentioned.
The camp was held in 37 the city panchayats in Coimbatore district and two workers from Vettaikaranpudur had enrolled countering the district collector’s declare that there are not any handbook scavengers in the district.
R Ok Gupta, deputy manager of National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation, which is financing this survey, mentioned that he'll take motion in accordance with lawsuits. “The first survey was performed in 2013 that went on till 2015. This resurvey is being known as because we were given a large number of lawsuits that many of us were not incorporated. Also, the definition was now not understood. But all kinds of people that clean latrines will have to be incorporated. We anticipated a higher number however we were given a lower number. We hope extra individuals are added after this resurvey,” he mentioned.
But he clarified that those cleansing sewers is probably not added however those engaged in cleansing of dry latrines, cleansing of open drains during which human excreta is flushed from insanitary latrines and handbook cleansing of unmarried pits attached to bogs shall be incorporated. “In the following phase, we can upload the drain cleaners as well,” he mentioned.
Senior officers in the state government mentioned that the survey was being performed as in keeping with pointers.
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