340 people had died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in the last five years in India reported the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry in the Lok Sabha in a response to question about manual scavenging.
Uttar Pradesh had 52 deaths, Tamil Nadu 43, Delhi 36 and Maharashtra 34 deaths.
Details of cases of death of persons died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks during the last five years as reported by the States/Union Territories upto 31.12.2020.
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Total Number of sewer deaths
1 Andhra Pradesh 16
2 Bihar 8
3 Chhatisgarh 1
4 Chandigarh 3
5 Delhi 36
6 Goa 2
7 Gujarat 31
8 Haryana 31
9 Karnataka 24
10 Kerala 3
11 Maharashtra 34
12 Madhya Pradesh 2
13 Punjab 17
14 Rajasthan 18
15 Tamil Nadu 43
16 Telangana 4
17 Tripura 2
18 Uttar Pradesh 52
19 West Bengal 13
Total 340