The NHRC, taking a suo-motu cognizance, has asked for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks including action against the responsible officials and rehabilitation provided to the NoK of the deceased persons.
New Delhi: A day after death of persons after they got trapped inside a sewer line in northwest Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar area in Rohini, NHRC on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi government and Police Commissioner.
The NHRC, taking a suo-motu cognizance, has asked for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks including action against the responsible officials and rehabilitation provided to the NoK of the deceased persons.
The Commission has also expressed concern that despite being laws, Supreme Court judgements and its own interventions to provide safety equipment to the workers, poor people are dying while working in sewer lines, which is completely unwarranted.
On Tuesday, the workers were contractual staff of MTNL and were carrying out line work when they fell into the sewer line at Main Bawana Road. They were not wearing any protective gear. Their bodies were rescued on Wednesday morning after an overnight operation.
According to the reports, the workers were contractual staff of MTNL and were carrying out line work when they fell into the sewer line at Main Bawana Road.
