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In the wake of three instances of sanitary workers falling sick while cleaning sewage lines manually reported in Ludhiana within a month despite manual scavenging being banned by the Supreme Court of India, the sanitary workers union protested at Zone-B office of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Tuesday. ENSStart your day the best way with the Express Morning BriefingFor all the latest Ludhiana News, download Indian Express App In a demand letter submitted to the Mayor and MC commissioner, the sanitary workers demanded that councillors should not interfere in their working as they force them to go inside manholes and clean sewage manually. Sudhir Dhariwal from Sewermen Municipal Karamchari Dal, Ludhiana said that on September 9, a sanitary worker Satvir got unconscious after inhaling poisonous gas emanating from manhole in New Subhash Nagar of ward number 7. He alleged that husband of local Congress councillor had forced Satvir to go inside manhole and clean it manually..