Two dead after falling in DJB sewage plant

The victims have been identified as Nitesh (25) and Yashdev (35). As per a senior police officer, the two had gone to repair a valve and fell inside during the repair work.

Two men who went down a pit at a Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant to repair a mechanical part died on Wednesday in east Delhi’s Kondli, police said, adding that a case has been registered under relevant sections.

Firefighters and plant workers during a rescue operation after two workers fell into a pit of a sewage plant of the Delhi Jal Board, at Dallupura in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Deputy commissioner of police (east) Priyanka Kashyap said a police control room call was received around 5pm at the New Ashok Nagar police station. Following this, the police and fire department personnel reached the spot and found that two workers had fallen in the pit. It took about an hour to pull out their bodies,Kashyap said.

She said that the two men were taken to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital where doctors pronounced them brought dead.

The victims have been identified as Nitesh (25) and Yashdev (35). A senior police officer said that the two had gone to repair a valve and fell inside during the repair work. The matter is under investigation, police said.

Delhi Fire Service director Atul Garg said the incident took place opposite Dallupura Fire Station in east Delhi.

An inquiry has been ordered and compensation will be provided to the affected people, the spokesperson added.