Manual scavenging is the practice of manually removing human excreta from dry latrines and sewers, and people still die because of toxic gases, lack of protective gear, and crumbling infrastructure. The answer you'll often get is that municipalities lack funds for machines, but from where I sit, it's more about contracts and a cruel, entrenched indifference—the machine budget gets reallocated, the tender process is rigged, and a life is cheaper than a suction truck. What makes me say this is seeing the compensation files cross my desk: a stamp for ₹10 lakhs for a death in a sewer feels like settling a bill, not answering for a life. It’s a *kylliang* in the gut, this gulf between our circulars and the wet ground.
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