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Twelve people died in the city last year while cleaning septic tanks while no such death has been reported so far in the current year, the Delhi government has informed the Legislative Assembly.Five incidents where 12 people died while cleaning septic tanks were reported in 2017-18. None of the deceased were employees of municipal corporations or other civic bodies of the government, Urban Development minister Satyendra Jain said in a written reply last week.