Man stuck in 70-ft-deep pit in Jalandhar taken out after 45 hours
Chandigarh, Aug 14: A worker who remained stuck in a 70-feet-deep trench for nearly 45 hours in Punjab's Jalandhar district was taken out on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Suresh (55) was taken out around 4 pm and rushed to Jalandhar civil hospital in an ambulance, they added.
Although there is no official word yet on his condition, the victim's co-worker Pawan said he was no more.
Suresh, along with Pawan, on Saturday had entered the pit as part of the ongoing construction for the Delhi-Katra Expressway to free some part of the boring machine that got stuck underneath.
While Pawan came out, Suresh got trapped after sand fell on him, officials said. The pit was dug to erect a pillar as part of the expressway project.
The rescue operation started on Saturday evening and continued throughout Sunday and Monday.
The rescuers faced trouble in the operation as soft earth continued to cave in as they dug deeper to reach Suresh.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force conducted the rescue operation. Earth excavation machines had also been pressed into service.
An official of the National Highways Authority of India on Sunday said both the workers, having experience in the job, were sent into the pit with oxygen cylinders and protective gear.
All safety protocols were followed, he had said.
VIDEO | Efforts are underway to rescue a 55-year-old worker, who remains stuck in a 70-feet-deep trench for more than 24 hours in Punjab's Jalandhar district.
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Mandya: Curtains on 87th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana; Ballari to be venue for next literature featival
Mandya: Curtains came down the 87th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in the city on Saturday night, with the Kannada Sahitya Parishad declaring that the next Kannada literature festival will be organized in Ballari district in 2025.
In a meeting held at a private hospital here on Sunday night, representatives of the Kannada Sahitya Parishads of all districts of the state came to a unanimous decision that Ballari would be the venue for the 88th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, giving the border district the privilege of hosting a Kannada literature festival after 66 years.
Some of the representatives suggested Chikkamagaluru and New Delhi too while the matter of venue for the next Sammelana was raised, but the members finalized on Ballari as the district that would host the next literature festival.
The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was organized in Ballari in the pre-Independence era in the years 1926 and 1938. After Independence, the festival was organized at the Municipal College grounds in the city and presided over by Jnanpith Award-winning Kannada writer VK Gokak.
