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CHENNAI: Claims, campaigns and court orders have done little to stop the inhuman practice of manual scavenging that continues unabated despite being banned since 1993.

While the Supreme Court order on Thursday directing governments to identify and compensate victims of sewer line accidents since 1993 is expected to benefit the families of two workers, Murugan and Bhaskaran, who died in a septic tank at Ambattur in Chennai earlier this month, it is unlikely to change the situation.

The order is admitted to be a landmark judgment but does not seem to have done much to quell the anger of activists who say laws have been enacted in the past too but enforcement has been very poor. In Chennai, agencies such as the city corporation, Metrowater and Railways say that they do not employ manual scavengers.

The reality is different, say activists. "Open defecation spots and public latrines come directly under the corporation's control, while cleaning of manholes and drainage networks comes under Metrowater. Their contractors or engineers call private workers whenever there is a block and just pay them on a contract basis," says Deepti Sukumar of Safai Karmachari Andolan whose petition led to Thursday's SC order. "Every month at least 2 to 3 deaths are reported while several go unreported. Obviously no safety measures are taken," she adds.

Officials say workers don't wear gloves or shoes even if provided. The Prohibition of Employing As Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, makes it mandatory for rubber suits, oxygen masks and cylinders to be provided.

"The Act remains a non-starter; death, labour and human rights violations and rampant exploitation continues," says A Narayanan, an activist who moved the Madras high court and the Supreme Court leading to a ban on the practice in Tamil Nadu in 2008. "Metrowater spent crores buying machinery to clean sewage after the 2008 verdict," he says. "But just using machines won't help, solid waste management has to improve."

Many regular workers say they have stopped getting into manholes since the verdict. "We have been given machines to remove the waste so we work from outside now but private workers still get into drains," says Arumugam*, 30, a drainage cleaner with Metrowater.

"No one doing the job wants to do it. Septic tank cleaners and sewage workers get heavily drunk before they get in avoid the stench," says Samuel Velanganni, Tamil Nadu convener, Safai Karmachari Andolan.

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City services Other news Helpful Links By Lori Kurtzman The Columbus Dispatch Saturday March 29, 2014 6:32 AM

The dream of crystal-clear drinking water is as close as its ever been for most residents of Leonard Park.

After decades of undrinkable tap water and unrealized plans to fix it, designs to hook the Mifflin Township neighborhood to Columbus water are nearly finished. The project will go out for construction bids in April, and work should begin in June, said Stephen Renner, director of Franklin Countys Department of Sanitary Engineering.

Residents should be able to connect to the system beginning in February, a few months later than initially expected.

Its been an interesting process, Renner said.

The well-water supply for Leonard Parks 120 homes all but dried up in the 1970s during the construction of I-270 and I-670. Residents have grown accustomed to frequent trips to the townships maintenance building, which has an outdoor spigot.

Columbus initially refused to extend waterlines to unincorporated areas such as Leonard Park unless they were annexed into the city. That changed in 2010, after the county forced an end to an annexation dispute between Columbus and the developer of the Hollywood Casino by rescinding sewer service to the casino site.

The city then agreed to grant exceptions to 23 neighborhoods, starting with Leonard Park.

But funding the project wasnt easy. Ultimately, in 2012, Mifflins trustees said the township would cover the design costs, which came to about $270,000; the county agreed to cover construction costs, estimated at more than $3 million, with grants and loans.

Because it was the first of its kind and because they wanted to get it right designs for the Leonard Park water project took longer than expected, Renner said. But that careful planning may make it easier for the neighborhoods that follow.

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The Bahama Breeze Island Grille and an Olive Garden, seen here during final construction in June prior to a new IHOP next door, are at the corner of Bill France and International Speedway boulevards in Daytona Beach. ISB has seen an influx of restaurants cropping up in the past two years and more are planned.

DAYTONA BEACH When restaurateurs Tim Curtis and L. Gale Lemerand looked at potential restaurant sites along International Speedway Boulevard near Daytona International Speedway a year ago, they saw too many restaurants fighting over the same dollar, Curtis said.

Today, they see the nearly three-mile stretch between Interstate 95 and Clyde Morris Boulevard in a different light.

The business partners recently submitted an offer to enter into a 30-year lease for the Volusia County-owned former Olive Garden property next to Daytona Beach International Airport where they intend to build a state-of-the-art Houligans family sports grill restaurant.

Lemerand, who also owns or is a major investor in several other restaurant chains, also plans to open a Pie Five pizzeria in the Kmart-anchored shopping center on the corner of International Speedway and Clyde Morris boulevards.

So what changed?

Several things, according to Curtis: International Speedway Corp.s $400 million Daytona Rising project to renovate the Speedway, which began in July, and the planned One Daytona entertainment/retail complex across the street from the race track.

Also increasing the areas appeal, he said, are ISCs plans to build a motorsports hall of fame at the Speedway, and CBL & Associates recently announced multimillion dollar renovation of Volusia Mall.

Those projects, combined with the several restaurants that have either recently opened or are planned along Daytonas ISB corridor, are poised to transform the area into a true dinner destination, Curtis said.

Restaurants that have opened or moved into new facilities along the corridor in the past three years include Applebees, Bahama Breeze, BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Olive Garden and Outback Steakhouse.

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ELYRIA The downtown McDonalds restaurant will be razed and replaced with new building in a construction project that will also include demolishing several old buildings on Broad Street.

The fast food giant will go before Elyrias Planning Commission on Tuesday with a proposed plan to build on the corner of Broad Street and West Avenue. According to documents related to the upcoming meeting, the current McDonalds will be demolished.

The plans call for demolishing every building between the old McDonalds and West Avenue starting with the building that now houses Wigland. The project will result in five fewer on-street parking spaces on Broad Street.

All the typical McDonalds features will be included in the project, like a wraparound drive-through, some outdoor seating, ample parking and a new sign to include the trademark golden arches.

The citys Planning Commission will make a recommendation on whether to approve the overall construction project as well as the new sign the company will erect. While the matter could go through the Design Review process as there are no zoning changes needed, it was decided to let the Planning Commission take the lead because of the sheer scope of the project, said Colleen Rosado, the secretary for both Design Review and Planning Commission.

This project has been in the works for several months. Mayor Holly Brinda hinted at it in February during her State of the City address. At that time she was happy to announce a national restaurant chain was finalizing plans for a new restaurant.

In late spring or early summer of 2014, it is expected that the properties from West Avenue to Wigland will be demolished and building will take place in 2015, she said.

Contact Lisa Roberson at 329-7121 or lroberson@chroniclet.com.

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