Question

what is manual scavenging? briefly write about the law formulated against manual scavenging.

Answer 1

• Manual scavenging is the practice of cleaning latrines and sewers manually with broom,baskets and buckets.
• it is the process of manual cleaning or disposing the human excreta from dry latrines.
• in 1993, India passed a law that banned the employment of any person for manual scavenging.
• it also banned the construction of dry toilets which did not have any flush.
• the law would punish people employing for manual scavenging for a year of imprisonment and fine.