Three die of asphyxiation while working in a manhole
The Hindu
They were on a new Underground Drainage (UGD) line of the Ramanagaram City Municipal Council
Three labourers working in a manhole without any safety gear died of asphyxiation in Ramanagaram, around 50 km from Bengaluru, on Friday morning. They were among five labourers working on a new Underground Drainage (UGD) line of the Ramanagaram City Municipal Council. The labourers, four of whom were Dalits, were residents of Kamala Nagar in Bengaluru. They were put to work by Harish, a Class I contractor who had bagged the tender for the new UGD line. They had recently built eight new manholes, and were connecting the existing sewer to the newly constructed one. Rajesh, 30, entered an existing manhole, around 20 feet deep, to connect them to the newly built manholes, but fell unconscious and died of asphyxiation. His colleagues got into the manhole to rescue him, but also died of asphyxiation, said the police.More Related News
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