Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has directed the Commissioner Municipal Corporation to give Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the two deceased in the Bhopal sewage project accident at Laukheri last day. He has also directed to impose penalty as per the contract for not implementing adequate safety standards by Ankita Construction Company and not providing safety equipment to its employees.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Singh has written a letter to Police Commissioner Bhopal that in the preliminary investigation conducted by the Commissioner Municipal Corporation Bhopal on the death of two employees of Ankita Construction in the sewage project, prima facie the incident was found to be due to lack of safety standards. It has also come to the fore that the deceased labourer was a minor. From this it is clear that a criminal act has been committed by Ankita Construction Company. Therefore, in view of the seriousness of the incident, action should be taken by registering an FIR against the responsible officers of the company for committing serious offence and employing a minor worker.
It is noteworthy that in the accident that took place last day, field engineer of Ankita Construction Company Deepak Kumar Singh, resident of Kushinagar and labour Bharat Singh, resident of Jhabua, had died after falling into the sewage main hole.