Workers said there are several challenges in using the machines that still require them to clean parts of sewers. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said the Centre would enable cities and towns to undertake 100% mechanical desludging of septic tanks and sewers.
According to The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis NCSK) data, Tamil Nadu recorded 218 deaths from cleaning septic tanks and sewer lines from 1993-2022, among the highest reported in the country.
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