The Hindu 24.12.2010
Collector cracks the whip on manual scavenging
TIRUCHI: Collector Mahesan Kasirajan has instructed all local bodies in the district to use only machines for cleaning septic tanks and ensure that no manual cleaning was done in their areas.
Pointing out that the State government has banned manual cleaning of septic tanks and those violating the order were liable to face action.
Frequent checks would be conducted in the Tiruchi Corporation, municipal, town panchayats and village panchayats in the district to ensure that the order was followed strictly. Criminal action would be initiated against those found violating the ban. Those violating the order would be liable to be face imprisonment for a year and levied with a penalty of up to Rs.2,000, Mr.Kasirajan said in a press release.
Human beings should not be engaged for cleaning septic tanks in commercial establishments, marriage halls, hotels, educational institutions and individual households.
