Mangalore: Two Labourers Die on May Day while Digging Well
Sunil Haleangady
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/NM)
Mangalore, May 1: In a tragic May Day incident that occurred in Haleangady near Mulky here, two labourers engaged in digging a well died after soil collapsed on them.
Madhanappa (25), son of Hanumanth Hunagundha of Agoli, Gangavathi taluk in Koppal district, and Syed Beary (65) of Mukka are the deceased.
The well was being dug in the property of Ravi of Haleangadi. Purandara of Mukka had taken the contract for the purpose. Over the week, the well was dug up to 20 feet.
On Tuesday at around 9 am, Syed started placing stones for the well. "At around 10.30, the mud collapsed from the top all of a sudden and two of us slipped and tumbled inside while four others managed to escape, said Hanumantha who was one of the lucky ones.
Among the labourers, Madhappa's brother Lokesh, Halappa, Yamunappa and Nagappa managed to climb up to safety. Syed had started work only on Tuesday.
Hanumantha and Yoga were working on the top, so they were on the safe side. It is they who informed the police.
Mulky police rushed to the spot and with the help of locals the two bodies were retrieved at around 12.30 pm.
It is learnt that no permission was sought from the gram panchayat to dig the well.