New Delhi Mar 31 PTI The Delhi Police has registered a case after two workers died when they fell into a six-foot-deep pit while working at a sewage treatment plant in east Delhis Kondli area officials said on ThursdayThree people have been also been apprehended in this connection the police said adding that post-mortem examinations of the deceased are being conductedThose apprehended have been identified as K P Tewari plant in-charge Raj Kumar supervisorforeman and Mohammad Haroon shift in-charge they saidA case under sections 304A causing death by negligence of the Indian Penal Code and 9 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Their Rehabilitation Act has been registered at the New Ashok Nagar police station Deputy Commissioner of Police East Priyanka Kashyap saidThe deceased have been identified as Nitesh 25 and Yashdev 35 both from Uttar Pradesh the police saidThey said that after getting information about the incident a team from the New Ashok Nagar police station reached the spotThe team found that two men had fallen into a pit at the plant They were taken out with the help of fire department personnel and rushed to the hospital where they were declared brought dead Kashyap had saidFire department officials said the men had fallen into a six-foot-deep pit PTI NIT IJT

New Delhi Mar 31 PTI The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi government and the citys police chief over the death of two workers after they fell into a six-foot-deep pit while working at a sewage treatment plant in east Delhis Kondli areaThe Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the incidentThe NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of yet another incident in the national capital wherein two persons died after falling into a pit at a sewage treatment plant in Kondli on March 30 Reportedly the victims were repairing a motor at the Delhi Jal Board facility the rights panel said in a statementThe Commission said it has issued notices to the Delhi chief secretary commissioner of police and chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board seeking a detailed report within four weeksThe report is expected to include action against the responsible official functionaries along with the relief and rehabilitation provided to the next of kin of the deceased persons it added Expressing serious concern over the continued incidents of deaths in sewage-related work in the absence of proper equipment and safety measures the Commission has observed that apparently due diligence is not being exercised by the authorities concerned despite directions from the apex court and NHRCs own interventionsThe Commission time and again has emphasised that the health and safety of sewage workers is of prime importance and any laxity on the part of the employer poses a serious threat to the right to life and right to health of these workers the statement saidThere should be systemic efforts to take care of their safety concerns and health hazards Appropriate training use of technology and proper equipment can go a long way in mitigating the risks to which these workers are exposed to it said PTI KND RHL