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Delhi govt to provide safety kit to every sanitation worker: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jul 15 (UNI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi government will provide safety kit for free to every worker who works for the cleaning of the sewers.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday organised a workshop on sewer safety and awareness of the field level sewer workers at the Talkatora Stadium here. It was attended by Chief Minister, VC DJB, Chief Secretary of Delhi and DJB CEO apart from other officials of DJB.
Interacting with the field staff who work for sewer cleaning during the event, Mr Kejriwal, who is also the Chairman of DJB, said, ''Delhi government will provide safety kit for free to every worker who works for the cleaning of the sewers. We will ensure that free kit is given to everyone so that even if the contractor doesn’t provide you with the gear, you use your own gear to stay safe and no untoward incident takes place.''
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