The three labourers were swept away when the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), which had stopped the water flow in the drain for the said work, suddenly resumed the supply, officials said.
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Govt Needs to Tell What It Has Done on The Menace of People Dying Cleaning Sewers: NHRC Chief
“Merely putting laws in place will not to suffice; the ground realities need to change.”
2 Workers Killed While Laying Sewer Line in Noida
The two workers had got stuck when water from a nearby drain started entering their pit (about 12 feet down) through a crack.
Ground Report: What Does a Day in the Life of a Sanitation Worker in Delhi Really Look Like?
“Some years ago, I went down a sewerage pipeline. I felt I was suffocating. I would have died if I had been down there for another 10-15 minutes.”