NEW DELHI: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday launched ‘Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge’ across 243 cities in the country, a move that aims to mechanise all sewer and septic tank cleaning operations by April 30 next year.
Addressing a webinar on ‘World Toilet Day’, Puri said the challenge is to ensure that no life of any sewer or septic tank cleaner is ever lost again owing to the issue of “hazardous cleaning”.
The Minister, according to a statement, said this is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, who has always placed the safety and dignity of sanitation workers at the core of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). (AGENCIES)
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