Manual Scavenging

The idea of creating Bandicoot came about two years ago when Vimal Govind and his friends came across the news that three sewage cleaners in Bengaluru had died due to asphyxiation.

This initiative is 'conceptualised to transform manual scavengers into entrepreneurs.'

A manual scavenger's son, Bezwada is fighting to eliminate this demeaning profession from its roots. He has organised rallies, filed PILs, approached policymakers, and says he will not rest till the last manual scavenger quits the profession.