A 37 year-old, employee of the UT administration, died after falling inside a manhole near the lake Club in Sector 5, where he had gone for maintenance work on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Satbir Singh, a resident of Bhapu Dham colony. He had been working as a daily-wage employee in the Public Health Circle department since 2004 and was appointed on regular job two months ago.The incident took place at 10:30 am when Satbir and two others went to carry out maintenance work. Satbir had opened the manhole cover while his colleagues were a few meters away. As he opened the cover, he fell unconscious due to the gas emitting out of the manhole.
Satbir’s colleagues tried to go inside but failed to save him. They informed the local police and fire brigade. After about 30 minutes, Satbir was fished out of the sewage. He was breathing when he was taken out but was declared brought dead at GMSH Sector-16.Satbir is survived by his wife and four children. “Prima facie no foul play was found in the incident as Satbeer fell inside the manhole accidentally, however we are investigating the matter,” said Mini Bhardwaj, In-charge, PP-Sukhna lake.