Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has expressed serious concern over sanitation workers dying while manually cleaning clogged sewers in the national Capital.
Participating in 'Swacchata Hi Sewa' campaign organised by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) at India Gate on Sunday, the Minister stressed on the need for mechanised cleaning of sewers.
Puri said his concern over "unsafe and manual cleaning of sewers" was shared by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who met him on Tuesday this week.
He added that "a good portion of the Rs 300 crore sanctioned by his Ministry for the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi would be spent on procuring mechanised sewer cleaners".