Jalod-BhavaJalod-Bhava is the Demon of Sewage https://books.google.co.in/books?id=L25scUhiL6wC&lpg=PA6&ots=3b_yaiIIfb&dq=Jalodbhava&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q=Jalodbhava&f=false JALODH-BHAVA Jalodbhava (जलोद्भव) is the name of a demon born in the waters and reared by the Nāgas according to the Nīlamata-purāṇa.—Having obtained boons from Brahmā, the demon Jalodbhava began to destroy the descendants of Manu dwelling in the lands of Dārvābhisāra, Gandhāra, Juhuṇḍura, Śakas, Khaśas etc. Seeing this devastation, Nīla approached his father Kaśyapa who had reached Kanakhala in connection with his pilgrimage to all the sacred places of the earth, and requested him to visit the tīrthas of Madra and Himavān. Kaśyapa visualised the situation and requested the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva to do the needful. Viṣṇu followed by Brahmā, Śiva and various other deities, proceeded to Naubandhana to punish the demon Jalodbhava. Jalodbhava being imperishable in the waters, Viṣṇu asked Ananta to make an outlet for the waters by breaking forth the mountain barriers. He did accordingly. Thereupon the demon created the darkness which was soon dispelled by Śiva holding the sun and the moon in his hands. Viṣṇu then fought with the demon and cut off his head with his discus.
Sanitary WorkersPlease watch the following Clip for beneficiary explanation https://vimeo.com/325175530 Sewage handling in remote and rural locations, places which are inaccessible to big machines and situations which make heavy machine use financially unviable has been the unbridgeable chasm in eradication of ‘manual scavenging’. Frugal mechanized sewage handling in decentralized, inaccessible and unviable locations is the solution. Manual Scavenging is the only way so far in houses, multi storied buildings, clearing clogged drains and even removing settling solids from the sewer system to prevent their clogging. Importantly, it can also be used in self-help mode helping individuals in keeping their home sanitation system healthy while removing the stigma attached to sewage handling task. Unconfirmed figures place the number of ‘manual scavengers’ working in India around 2,00,000. National policy on Faecal Sludge and Sewage Management states that 62,000 million litres of Semi-liquid municipal waste i.e sewage is generated each day by an urban population of 377 million in India, yet below 30% of it is connected to sewerage treatment plants. Further it also states that 47% of the urban toilets are not connected to any trunk sewer out of which 73% of the toilets are Water Closets. Rural sanitation, with growing incomes and…
