TV9 News: Construction Labourers Struck in a Landslide, at a Hillock at Derebail, Mangalore – Video

TV9 News: Construction Labourers Struck in a Landslide, at a Hillock at Derebail, Mangalore
TV9 News: Construction Labourers Struck in a Landslide, at a Hillock at Derebail, Mangalore......, Construction labourers were trapped in a landslip that occured at a hillock at Derebail, Konchady behind AJ Hospital here on Tuesday November 20. The labourers were employed with K2K construction company. Varduth Mondel (52) from West Bengal lost his life in the incident. Among the injured are Subhash (50), Shankaramma (50), Nazrulla Sheik (32), Sharful Biswas (50), Shilpa (17) and Najibulla Huda (22). Fire squad personnel were able to rescue six labourers in all. Among them, Nazbul Shah is said to be critical. The workers were said to be engaged in the task of constructing a retaining wall for a building when the incident occured. The work began at around 9 am. A few were working above the hillock while women labourers were working below. More than 15 labourers were engaged in shifting the stones from one place to another. The landslide occurred at around 11.45 am. Three labourers were stuck in the soil completely while 4 others were partially trapped up till the neck. Fire brigade rushed to the spot and the rescue operation lasted for one-and-a-half hours. MLA Krishna Palemar, DC Dr NS Channappa Gowda, ADC Dayanand, MCC commissioner Dr Harish Kumar also visited. Permit suspended Around 28 men and 12 women labourer were at work. Among these 15 were working at the spot where the landslide occurred. Mangalore City Corporation temporarily suspended the construction permit and ...From:tv9kannadanewsViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:17More inNews Politics

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