• T. BALASUBRAMANIAN
• M. JANARTHANAN PILLAI

Sanitation is very important concept to understand “conditions that affect hygiene and health”. It is also another monopoly function to be under take by the municipality. Sanitation work involves removal of rubbish, sludge, night soil and dead animal's controls of tines and mosquitos, drain drainage and sweeping. Prevention is better than cure "an improvement is general sanitation in the inhabited areas of the cities and towns to provide salutary". The findings revealed that sanitation workers undergo several problems both physically and mentally. The problems in work place can be solved by providing equal rights as other government employees. Uplifting the underprivileged in terms of education, rights, power and employment improves the growth of the country. Providing safety measures for sanitation workers, conducting regular medical camps, prevention of manual scavenging, creating awareness about government schemes will definitely improve their quality of life. Social Workers can be appointed to provide psychosocial help to the sanitation workers.

Sanitation, problems, prevention, awareness

"WORKING CONDITIONS OF SANITARY WORKERS IN NAGERCOIL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.c261-c267, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106307.pdf

"WORKING CONDITIONS OF SANITARY WORKERS IN NAGERCOIL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppc261-c267, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106307.pdf