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Manual scavengers have a makeshift shower after cleaning out a septic tank in Railway Colony, Bokaro Steel City.<br />
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Sewer cleaning, known as manual scavenging, was made illegal in India in 1993, yet the highly dangerous practice remains widespread today. It is undertaken by the Dalits, the lowest caste in India sometimes known as 'untouchables'.