In the news item ‘Contractor held for trying to hide worker’s body’ published on June 25, it was inadvertently mentioned that Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had dug up the tunnel.
However, the JICA is the funding agency for the project while the Odisha Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB) is the executing agency. The JICA or its officials are in no way involved in the death or hiding the body of the worker.