Delhi-Katra expressway: Worker stuck in 70-feet deep trench in Jalandhar, rescue op on
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi-Katra expressway: Worker stuck in 70-feet deep trench in Jalandhar, rescue op on

Hindustan Times  

A worker got stuck in a 70 feet-deep borewell after sand fell on him in Jalandhar district, said officials on Sunday. The incident took place around 12.30 am when Suresh Kumar along with another technical expert Pawan went into the borewell to bring to free some part of the boring machine, which had got stuck underneath. Though the other worker came out, Suresh got stuck after sand fell on him, they said. He added that after getting hold of the machinery, one of the workers Pawan managed to come out but sand at the bottom started displacing due to which he got stuck inside the borewell.

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