How Dists Manage Ban

Manual scavenging is a serious issue in Mysuru, despite bans and rehabilitation efforts.

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According to data from the district administration, there are a total of 1,381 manual scavengers, which highlights the persistence of the practice, making the district the second on the chart after Bengaluru, in terms of identified manual scavengers.

Meanwhile, rehabilitation steps such as allocating two acres of land in Hebbal Colony for a community hall, issuing title deeds in Chilkunda village, and allocating funds and housing are under way, though many beneficiaries still await formal transfer of land and facilities.

However, members of the Mysuru District Arundathiyar Association, on condition of anonymity, said that despite these measures, manual scavenging persists. One of them attributed this to incomplete underground drainage coverage, weak enforcement of existing laws by officials and also hunger among laborers to get extra money for livelihood by doing these jobs.

BALLARI In the past three years, no manual scavenging cases have been reported in undivided Ballari district. The City Municipal Corporation and local authorities have held several awareness programmes, and modern equipment used by the corporation limits manual scavenging. In 2022, when an incident was reported in Siruguppa, police took action against the two people who enlisted laborers for manual scavenging.

GADAG Manual scavenging in Gadag district has come down significantly, but several incidents are still going unnoticed. The last manual scavenging incident in Gadag was on October 23, 2024. A private lodge owner near Gadag bus stand allowed some laborers to clean the toilet's outer portion without providing safety equipment. Some people opposed this incident, and the coordinator complained to the State Safai Karmachari Commission.