The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the city district magistrate to act on complaints by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and locals with reference to manual scavenging.

This is about nullah cleaning with bare hands at Govandi. In its letter, the NHRC has asked the district magistrate’s office to submit a report on the matter, along with an action-taken report, within the next four weeks. The photos of labourers of both sexes unclogging drains and removing filth by getting into a manhole without protective gear or gloves at Baiganwadi near Govandi is shameful to say the least.