SHILLONG, June 18 -- The practice of manual scavenging has been abolished with immediate effect as has been informed by the Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board on Tuesday.This has been done in pursuance of the order of the Supreme Court of India in W.P. (Civil) No. 583 of 2003 and in accordance with 'The Provision of Employment as Manual Scavenger and their Rehabilitation Acts, 2013.'

In light of this, no person, local authority or any agency shall construct an insanitary latrine or engage or employ, either directly or indirectly, a manual scavenger, and every person so engaged or employed shall stand discharged immediately from any obligation, express or implied, to do manual scavenging.

Also, no person, local authority o...