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Labourer Dies, Co-worker Critical After Cuttack Sewage Tank Accident
A 33-year-old labourer died of suspected asphyxiation and his 22-year-old co-worker remained critical after they became trapped inside an under-construction sewage tank at Kothapada in Cuttack district on Thursday. The New Indian…
The Story in Brief
A 33-year-old labourer died of suspected asphyxiation and his 22-year-old co-worker remained critical after they became trapped inside an under-construction sewage tank at Kothapada in Cuttack district on Thursday. The New Indian Express reports that Ghanashyam Sahu entered through a narrow opening to remove centering materials and began suffocating. Pramod Jena entered to rescue him, but also became trapped. Locals pulled both men out and took them to Mahanga Community Health Centre. Doctors declared Jena dead, while Sahu was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Police have registered an unnatural death case and sent Jena’s body for postmortem.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that this was simply a tragic workplace accident. That wording can hide the basic safety questions: why was a worker entering a confined tank through a narrow opening, and what rescue plan existed when he called for help? The opposite claim, that negligence is already proven, would also outrun the facts. The police investigation should establish who authorised the work and whether safety precautions were in place. Those findings, not speculation, should decide accountability.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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