NHRC takes cognisance of Ashok Vihar sewer tragedy

In spite of directions given by SC and advisory by the NHRC to all states to ensure safety of the sanitation workers, such tragic incidents are occurring frequently

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

The NHRC ‘on Monday said it has issued a notice to the Delhi government, the municipal commissioner and the city police chief seeking a detailed report on the incident in which a worker died and three others were critically injured while cleaning a sewer in Ashok Vihar earlier this month.

In spite of directions given by the Supreme Court and the advisory by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to all states and Union territories to ensure safety of the sanitation workers, such tragic incidents are “occurring frequently’, the rights panel observed in a statement.