Scavenging example sentences

Manual scavenging refers to the practice of removing human and animal waste/excreta using brooms, tin plates and baskets from dry latrines and carrying it on the head to disposal grounds some distance away.The petitioners complained that manual scavenging still existed and it continued in government undertakings like the railways.If manual scavenging was found to exist, then the government department has to actively take up a time-bound programme for their liberation and rehabilitation.