Tamil Nadu - Chennai

In the name of sanitation

THE SCUM OF THE EARTH? Despite repeated announcements about using mechanised systems to reach deep down into the sewage system in the city, sanitary workers like him continue to be forced to wade in neck deep into manholes stoically for essential rep air and maintenance work with no protective gear in sight. A day before World Environment Day on June 5, a sight on a main thoroughfare in Chennai. — Photo: K.V. Srinivasan

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