Two maintenance workers died after inhaling a toxic gas at a sewage pump house in Gandhidham town of Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday, a police official said. The deceased, identified as Guru Prasad, a native of province, and Mukesh Chavda, a resident of Bhimasar village of Kutch district, were involved in cleaning work the sewage pump house near a bus terminal when the incident passed off, he said.
As per an accidental death report registered by the Gandhidham division police, the duo was a part of a maintenance team deployed at the sewage house by their contractor.
“They put an oversized pipe inside the manhole to pump solid waste ahead so as to clear clogging within the sewer main. Suddenly, Prasad lost control and fell into the sewer. to avoid wasting him, Chavda, too, entered into the manhole. However, both died on the spot after inhaling a toxic gas,” said Assistant Sub-Inspector Neeru Barot.
