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Several manual scavengers employed by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on a contractual basis continue to work without protective gear and are not being paid full salaries, despite laws and guidelines in place for the same. They aired these concerns at a public hearing at Gandhi Peace Foundation Saturday. Ved Prakash, president of the DJB sewage department mazdoor sangathan, claimed, "Since 2007, 82 safai karamcharis have died cleaning sewers in the city. Private contractors do not provide them protective gear or training."
