Kundapur: Underground drainage digging - earth caves in, youth dies


Silvester D'Souza

Daijiworld Media Network - Kundpaur (SP)

Kundpaur, Dec 5: A youth lost his life after a huge mound of earth caved in and buried him alive during the ongoing work of digging by the roadside for laying underground drainage pipes. The tragedy occurred at the road that passes on the rear side of Vyaraya Math in the town on Sunday December 4 afternoon.

Rupesh Paswan (21), a native of Bihar state, died in this accident.

The town has been witnessing brisk work under the plan to lay underground drainage pipes on various roads since sometime. When the ground was being dug with a backhoe on Sunday, earth caved in, burying the youth unexpectedly. The youth suffocated to death as a consequence before he could be rescued from the spot.

Rupesh was a part of 12 Bihar-origin workers the contractor had hired for undertaking the work of laying the drainage in the town. 

  

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  • SHIVANANDA, Shimoga

    Tue, Dec 13 2016

    This is badly planned project. All safety requirements are on paper. But in practice, short cuts are resorted to. As long as authorities keep their eyes shut, anything goes!

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Dec 06 2016

    very sad.somewhere a mother will be crying for her son,or a Family missing him because a contractor didnt follow the rules to take care when doing such work.Not only that see the house by the road,it might at time fall in the digged hole.why dont they Keep some extent of some meters atleast away from house? Even house owners too might fall in.noone controlles it.may the Soul of deceased Young man may rest in peace.

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  • Hindustani, Manipal/Dubai

    Mon, Dec 05 2016

    Very sad incisdent.

    May his soul Rest in Peace!

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  • stan, udupi/dubai

    Mon, Dec 05 2016

    As usual , no safety standards followed resulting in the death of a youngster. May his soul rest in peace.

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  • Esther, Mumbai

    Mon, Dec 05 2016

    RIP Rupesh. Contractors ignore the condition of the soil & fail to provide props/stability to weak soil thereby save a few thousand rupees. People like Rupesh pay the price through their life. 

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