
Dhananjay Mishra/Firdous Alam, Amar Ujala, New Delhi
Published by: Vijay Singh Pundir
Updated Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:37 AM IST
The death of three laborers in Mundka has once again revived a question whose answer could not be found for years. When there is a ban on manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and claims are made of cleaning them with machines, then why are workers still dying of suffocation due to poisonous gas.

Three workers died while cleaning septic tank
– Photo: Amar Ujala