New Delhi- Taking a grim view of incidents of sewer deaths in the country, the Supreme Court today said government authorities will have to pay ₹ 30 lakh as compensation to the family of those who die while cleaning sewers.
A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar said those who suffer permanent disabilities while cleaning sewers will be paid ₹ 20 lakh as minimum compensation.
“The Union and the state governments must ensure that manual scavenging is completely eradicated,” the bench said.
Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Bhat said the authorities will have to pay up to ₹ 10 lakh if the cleaner suffers other disabilities.
Issuing a slew of directions, which were not read out, the bench directed that the government agencies must coordinate to ensure that such incidents do not occur and moreover, the High Courts are not precluded from monitoring the cases related to sewer deaths.
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