The lives down the drain

Sanitation workers are among those least interested in the upcoming MCD elections as many of their promises haven’t been met

“Last month, I fainted while cleaning a sewer in Munirka”

The recent string of accidents in Delhi’s sewage lines has once again exposed the fact that the scourge of manual scavenging continues despite all efforts of the administration 

“I am spending 20-30 percent of my income on drinking water”: Azadpur Mandi struggles with unhygienic drinking water and broken toilets for the workers

As the national capital readies itself for summer, Asia’s largest vegetable and fruit market – Azadpur mandi battles a water crisis with the lack of clean drinking water and hygienic toilets. In his sixties, Ratipal is doing arduous labour to earn a livelihood. His primary work is to load and unload trucks in Asia’s largest […]

Casteist slurs at Delhi campus: sanitation workers continue to protest

A corrupt nexus between officials of a women’s university under the Delhi Government and private companies who have been given labour contracts have led to ongoing protests by sanitation workers. After years of illegal salary ‘cuts’, a breaking point has been reached