One laborer dies while working 30 feet below ground level for Delhi Jal Board work in Khyala area. (Photo: ANI)

Three labourers were washed away while cleaning drainage after the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) started the water supply. Of the three, one labourer has died and the other two are in a critical condition. The incident happened when the labourers were cleaning a drain in Nihar Vihar area of Delhi's Khyala.

The labourers were 30 feet below the ground level. What is more shocking is that when the Delhi Jal Board opened the water supply, all the three labourers washed out. Rescue teams were called in the area to carry out rescue work.

According to the reports, the Delhi Jal Board has given the contract to clean the drainages to EIL. The contractors have accused the government officials of gross negligence.

Delhi: One laborer dead & 2 others went missing while working 30 feet below ground level for Delhi Jal Board work in Khyala area of west Delhi. Rescue operation underway. pic.twitter.com/pHKQ2DUvh5 ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2019





More details are awaited in the incident.

(With inputs from Puneet Kumar Sharma)