Probe ordered after man dies in Gurugram landfill collapse
Hindustan TimesThe Municipal Corporation of Gurugram on Friday ordered a vigilance probe into the death of a 21-year-old worker, who was buried alive under a pile of garbage on Monday. “A two-member team of chief engineers will investigate the cause and strict action will be taken against anyone found guilty including the private agency,” he said. The incident also sparked outrage amongenvironmental rights activists who called for immediate action against MCG officials and the private agency concerned under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. MCG does not have things under control,” said Vaishali Rana, a city-based environmentalist Ruchika Sethi Takkar, founder member of Why Waste Your Waste, a civil society movement for a zero-waste city said the landfill employees already face occupational health risks due to gases and the nature of their work. In addition to criminal charges, activists are demanding compensation for Yadav’s family under the Workers Compensation Act and a permanent job for a family member from the MCG which should be done,” he said.
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