Worker stuck in 70-ft-deep trench in Jalandhar for 24 hours, rescue operation on
The man, identified as Suresh, entered the 60-70-foot trench -- dug as part of the ongoing construction for the Delhi-Katra Expressway -- on Saturday.
Efforts are underway to rescue a 55-year-old worker stuck in a deep trench for more than 24 hours in Punjab's Jalandhar district, officials said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday evening near Basrampur village on the Kartarpur-Kapurthala road during the ongoing construction work of the Delhi-Katra expressway.
The man, identified as Suresh, entered the 60-70-foot trench -- dug as part of the ongoing construction for the Delhi-Katra Expressway -- on Saturday. Suresh and Pawan, another worker, entered the trench near Basrampur village on the Kartarpur-Kapurthala Road to free a boring machine that had got stuck underneath.
Though Pawan came out, Suresh got trapped after sand fell on him, they said. The trench was dug for erecting a pillar as part of the Delhi-Katra expressway project. A joint operation by the district administration and National Disaster Response Force is underway to rescue Suresh who hails from Haryana's Jind, officials said.
Soil excavation machines have been pressed into service for the rescue operation. A medical team and an ambulance have also been deployed at the site, the officials said.
Jasbir Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development), Jalandhar, is supervising the rescue operation while officials of the district administration, police and health departments are also present on the spot, they said. Cabinet Minister Balkar Singh visited the spot on Saturday night.
