Two workers suffocate to death in manhole while cleaning
Shivamogga, August 06: Two daily wage workers died of suffocation while cleaning the newly constructed manhole of an UGD on NT Road in the city on Monday afternoon.
The victims were identified as Anjani (18) and Venkatesh (32) of Bentekatte in Jagalur taluk in Chitradurga district.
The bodies were lifted from the manhole and taken to the McGann Hospital mortuary for postmortem. A case was registered against the contractor at Doddapete police station. The police also took Thippeshi, the person who brought the workers, into their custody. It is said that there are chances of booking the cases against the contractor under various sections of the IPC.
About the incident
The Karnataka Water Supply Board has been working on UGD works in the city for the last many years. Andhra Pradesh-based contractor has got the contract. The work was about to complete in many places and in the place where the workers died, the UGD and drainage were being checked by releasing the water. For this reason, the workers were pressed into cleaning work. Workers were hired from Jagalur taluk. The victims recently came here for the work.
While checking, the water was not flowing freely inside the manhole which is 20-25 ft depth. Due to which, Anjani was deployed to the work. But even after ten minutes, Anjani did not come up. Suspecting something fishy, Venkatesh also climbed down. But when Venkatesh also did not come up, they found that both of them suffocated to death. Suddenly, the police were informed about the incident and the bodies were lifted up.
The manhole was closed for a few months due to which the poisonous gas was filled in it. As the manhole is more than 20 ft depth, the percentage of oxygen was less in the bottom of the manhole. The tragedy happened as the workers were sent down without taking any precautionary measures, it is said.
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Man thrown 50 ft into air as powerful storm lashes UP's Bareilly
Bareilly (PTI): In a shocking incident, a man was flung nearly 50 ft into the air along with a tin roof and thrown into a field during a powerful storm in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, where the adverse weather claimed at least four lives.
The man in the video, Nanhe Mian of Bamiyana village, suffered multiple injuries in the incident that occurred on Wednesday.
In a video of the incident doing the rounds on social media, the man is seen being launched into the air while he is holding onto the tin roof. He then lets go, does a somersault in the air and lands in the adjacent field.
Initially, some social media users expressed disbelief over the video and suspected that it was generated using artificial intelligence. But for Nanhe, an e-rickshaw driver, it is all too real.
Nanhe, around 50 years old, said on Thursday that he had gone to a wedding hall to collect some items when the storm intensified.
"The wind was so strong that the tin shed started making loud noises. I thought if I did not hold onto it, it would be blown away in the storm. So, I immediately grabbed a rope tied to the shed," he said.
"Then a very strong gust came and lifted both the shed and me into the air. I was carried nearly 50 ft into the air before the storm weakened and I fell to the ground," he said.
Nanhe, who lives with his wife and their five children, said he suffered injuries on his head, back, arms and legs. These include a fractured arm and leg.
Bareilly Police said in a statement that Nahne was standing inside the wedding hall in Bamiyana when strong winds and rain tore the tin roof of the structure.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government, at least 89 people were killed and around 50 injured in storm and rain-related incidents across the state on Wednesday.
Several animals were also killed and houses and shops were damaged in many places.
In Bareilly, four people were killed between 8.30 am and 11.30 pm on Wednesday, nine animals perished and around 30 houses suffered heavy damage, officials said.
Meet Nanhe Miyan of Bareilly, UP.
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During a severe storm at a wedding venue, he was lifted into the air along with a tin shed he was holding onto.
He flew high before crashing to the ground, breaking both arms and legs. Now hospitalised.pic.twitter.com/D616Z5X23L
