MANHOLE

TRAPPED IN A LOOPHOLE: A SANITARY WORKER CLEANING A STORMWATER DRAIN ON CHOOLAI HIGH ROAD ON FRIDAY. THE MADRAS HIGH COURT HAD BANNED THE ENTRY OF HUMANS INTO SEWERS. THOUGH STORM WATER DRAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO CARRY ONLY RAINWATER, IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT MOST STORM WATER DRAINS IN THE CITY CARRY SEWAGE. THIS MEANS IT IS TECHNICALLY NOT ILLEGAL TO ALLOW WORKERS INTO THE STROMWATER DRAINS. THIS LEGAL LOOPHOLE HAS LEFT THESE WORKERS TO WORK IN INHUMAN CONDITIONS AND IN GRAVE DANGER.

Done