Two men die cleaning manhole in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Two men, native of Raichur, died of asphyxiation after getting into a manhole in HAL police station limits on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Ramu (25) and Ravi (28).
Incident details:
The urgency to get a clogged, stinking drain inside a hotel cleaned at cheap rates, snuffed out the lives of two young workers. They were forced to get into the manhole to unclog the drain filled with kitchen and toilet waste.
A senior police officer said, "Both laborers got into the drain to clean it on the hotel manager's insistence. Initially, Ramu got down with the help of a rope to check the septic tank, while Ravi stood nearby. A few minutes later as there was no response from Ramu, Ravi got down to check on him. When Ravi too failed to respond to calls, the building supervisor called fire and emergency services, who rushed to the spot and lifted them. However, the duo died due to asphyxiation."
Dead bodies have been sent to Bowring Hospital for postmortem.
BBMP Mayor Sampat Raj, DCP Whitefield Abdul Ahad, ACP and other senior officials visited the spot and investigating into the matter.
A case has been registered at HAL police station.
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Karnataka approves railway barricades in Madikeri, Nagarhole to curb human-elephant conflict
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday said a 7-km railway barricade has been approved for the Madikeri division and 20 km for the Nagarhole division in 2025–26 to curb human-elephant conflict in the regions.
Responding to a proposal raised by BJP MLC Suja Kushalappa during Zero Hour in the Legislative Council, he assured that work on the proposed railway barricades would begin soon.
Citing the death of a 17-year-old girl in an elephant attack on February 28 and that of a tribal woman on March 9 in the state, the minister said these deaths caused by elephant attacks were "extremely painful".
"Human life is very precious and cannot be valued in monetary terms. The Forest Department is taking all measures to prevent human-wildlife conflict."
The minister further said steps such as maintenance of elephant-proof trenches and solar-powered fencing were being undertaken, while two elephant task forces were currently in operation.
Orders have also been issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden to capture two rogue elephants.
In both cases, Rs 5 lakh compensation has already been disbursed to the families of the deceased, and the remaining Rs 15 lakh each will be provided within a week, he added.
Khandre said the government was making sincere efforts to find a permanent solution to the human–elephant conflict.
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