Complaint under Manual Scavenging Act: Activist moves National Commission, says PCMC not providing safety gear to conservancy workers

SAGAR Charan, vice-president of the Safai Karamchari Grievance Redressal Committee, has alleged that conservancy workers of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) are not provided safety gear, forcing them to clear human excreta released into nullahs with bare hands. Charan has filed a complaint related to manual scavenging with the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis.