On Monday morning, Vinay Sreenivasa from the Alternative Legal Forum and Swathi Shivanand colleague were on our way to their office in Infantry Road.
They pay attention to a worker in the open sewer which is almost filled with ‘contaminated water, “it seems diverse with waste.
Two men look to help who go down to clean the’ water ‘.
No workers wear gloves or boots or have protective equipment as mandated in the scenario.
The contractor in question, involved by Bengaluru Smart City Ltd (BSCL), seems to clean the blockage in the gutter room on the infantry road.
The work included removing ‘gray’ water, the contractor said, claiming that the basement was only filled with rainwater.
According to the contractor, it is not associated with a sewer network.
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Meanwhile, the eyewitness mentioned above demanded a fair probe to ascertain whether it was a manual referring action.
“The engineers involved by the contractor gave a contradictory version.
We have filed a complaint with the Smart City of Bengaluru to make the water enter the sewer.
Workers emptied the bucket of grayish water, the contractor insisted on rain water.
Let the investigation done, “Sreenivasa said.
While the contractor has denied the waste flow into a newly built hole, witnesses are very suspicious of it is a clear case of a manual scavery, a violation of the prohibition of employment according to manual scavengers and their rehabilitation actions, 2013.
A video revealed one of the workers who stood in the water in the room.
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In his complaint to BSCL, Sreenivasa explained the course of talks where the third construction engineer Amrutha continued to change their version: At first, the engineers reportedly confirmed the actions stating that ‘humans needed to clean the waste because there was no machine.
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For questions about safety equipment, according to complaints, the engineers say the workers are ‘drunks and they have sold boots and gloves’ given to them.
“With that gloves, someone can’t get rid of jammed debris,” said one of the engineers.
Advocates Sreenivasa, meanwhile, reminded engineers that laws prohibit anyone from involvement or work for dangerous cleaning sewers and septic tanks.
We issued a notification to the contractor after complaints suspected of scoring the manual …
the rooms are ongoing; The waste line has not been linked, our engineers told me .- Rajendra Cholan, MD, BSCL
When this problem increases further, engineers come with different versions.
Harsha Gowda, one of three engineers employed by the company, claimed that underground manhole was not associated with a functional sewer network.
“Workers are engaged just to eliminate the aggregate of rain and stone.
Manhole is not submitted to BWSSB.
If the waste flows in it, the room will turn black,” he said.
Complaints to the BSCL implementing director have been looking for the number of steps taken for the welfare of workers and prevention of manual scavments.
BSCL Managing Director Rajendra Cholan said a team was sent to check the rooms in question: “We have issued a notification to contractors after complaints suspected of manual scavengers submitted.
Our engineers have told me that room work is currently in the process and the gutter line has not been associated With rooms, “he said.
There is equipment for cleaning blockages in the gutter room.
While large companies like BWSSB use jetting machines, there are several examples where private individuals or companies force workers to cleanse sewers manually.