Under supervision of Uttar Pradesh Jal Board,
these labourers were working reportedly in absence of any safety gear.
Speaking with #Newsclick,
human rights activist based in #Varanasi, Lenin Raghuvanshi said, "Whenever
Prime Minister Narendra #Modi visits Varanasi, the labourers are forced to do
work in a haste. This is not the first such case. In May also, at least 18
persons were killed when a section of an under-construction flyover collapsed
in Varanasi. I went to the spot where these two labourers died, and ironically,
over a thousand people had gathered; media people were there. But, the rescue
team reached the spot very late.”
The
contractor was arrested by the local police, according to Raghuvanshi.
"We
did a survey. In three years, 11 manual scavengers have died in Uttar Pradesh
while working. The Centre had allocated a huge amount to Varanasi, but
surprisingly, no one knows where these money has gone, as there is no work on
the ground,” he added.
#Varanasi #PVCHR
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