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Relief enactment underway astatine the mishap tract astatine Bantala connected Sunday. (Express Photo)
Three labourers died connected Sunday aft falling into a 20-feet-deep drain portion clearing a clogged manhole astatine Kolkata Leather Complex successful Bantala area, constabulary said.
One of the labourers tripped and fell into the drain portion cleaning the effluents from the tannery, pursuing which the 2 others who tried to prevention him besides fell into it, a constabulary serviceman said, adding that the unit of the catastrophe absorption unit and occurrence brigade retrieved the 3 bodies aft an hour-long search.
The 3 deceased labourers person been identified arsenic Farzan Sheikh, Hasi Sheikh and Suman Sardar.
According to eyewitnesses, a beardown chemic odour emanating from the manhole whitethorn person led to the deaths.
Municipal Affairs Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim visited the spot and termed the deaths arsenic unfortunate and tragic. He said the authorities authorities would motorboat a probe to find the circumstantial lapses and besides find retired those liable for the tragedy.
“We volition inquire whether the bureau progressive successful the clean-up and the contractor followed each indispensable guidelines and instrumentality enactment against those responsible,” helium said.
Additionally, arsenic per the Chief Minister’s orders, Rupees 10 lakh compensation volition beryllium provided to the families of the deceased, helium said.
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The 2013 Supreme Court prohibition connected manual scavenging and mandated information protocols were allegedly not followed and the Mayor acknowledged that workers sometimes disregard information procedures.
In a excavation astatine the Yogi Adityanath authorities successful Uttar Pradesh implicit the deaths of pilgrims successful Maha Kumbh Mela, Hakim said, “This is not UP. We ever basal by the radical and don’t permission them,” adding that, “We are not similar BJP, which suppresses existent deaths and floats the bodies successful the Ganges. Like what happened successful Kumbh Mela!
Reacting to it, the Leader of Opposition successful authorities Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said, “Those who question UP should archetypal spot the information of their state. The authorities knows thing different than taking guiltless lives.” — WITH PTI
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