Mr. Haldar visited the site of the death of the two workers Shiva and Anthaiah on Tuesday, along with the Commission member Ramulu, GHMC Commissioner D.S. Later, he called on the family members of the workers at their homes in Chintalbasti of Saidabad, and spoke to them. Interacting with media, Mr. Haldar said the government should pay more attention to such incidents. The workers had to enter the manhole for the sake of sustaining their families, he said. As per the SC, ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the affected families will get compensation, housing, government job and a pension of ₹ 5,000, Mr. Haldar assured, and asked officials to build a watertight case so that the erring contractor gets exemplary punishment.

Source: The Hindu August 10, 2021 16:30 UTC