Gujarat has seen 175 cases of workers dying in manholes and sewer lines but except for one case, no one has ever been punished for the deaths. He said Bavla nagarpalika had earlier seen a similar death in December 2017. He said since manhole workers don't form a significant vote bank the government is happy to trample on their rights. Siddharth Patel, chief officer of Bavla nagarpalika when contacted said he cannot comment on the earlier instance since he has been in the nagarpalika for only four months. It should be noted that of the 175 cases of death of manhole workers registered in the state compensation has been paid only in 75 cases.

Source: dna April 02, 2019 00:33 UTC