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Manual scavengers Data
February 15 , 2021
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- A total of 66,692 manual scavengers have been identified across the country.
- The highest number of manual scavengers have been identified in Uttar Pradesh at 37,379.
- It is followed by 7,378 in Maharashtra, 6,170 in Uttarakhand and 4,295 in Assam.
- 340 people have died while cleaning sewers and tanks in the last five years.
- Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Karnataka have accounted for nearly 75 per cent of total deaths.
- Uttar Pradesh (52), Tamil Nadu (43) and Delhi (36) were topping the list.
- Maharashtra had 34 such deaths, while Haryana and Gujarat had 31 each.
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