Tag: sewage

Polluting touch :Untouchability reigns

 
/ April 12, 2013

The caste system in India prescribes that all menial and filthy jobs be done by the “lowest caste”. In continuation of this tradition, Carrying away and disposing of the rotting carcases of dead animals is exclusively a ‘Dalit’ job. This undignified labour done without any protection or equipment carries with...

Cleaning Gutters With Bare Hands

 
/ February 15, 2012

Dalits work in dangerous, undignified conditions to clean sewage in Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Mumbai Slums Go to Waste

 
/ November 25, 2011

Slum dwellers in Mumbai have no choice but to live beside open gutters.

Say No to Plastic!

 
/ October 10, 2011

People of Rajasthan openly flout the ban on plastic.

Polythene Ban? It Exists Only On Paper

 
/ November 29, 2010

Despite a ban, rampant use of polythene continues in Goa.

Chennai Slum’s Sanitation Woes

 
/ September 22, 2010

Over a million slum dwellers don’t have access to basic sanitation in Chennai – home town of this video’s correspondent.

Water Mixed with Sewage

 
/ May 19, 2010

People of Karoli lack access to clean water, as public pipes mix with sewage.