Five labourers killed after soil caves in at construction site in Gujarat's Mehsana
The Hindu
Tragic incident in Gujarat as five labourers killed in soil cave-in at construction site, rescue operation underway.
“Five labourers were killed after soil caved in on them at a construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Saturday (October 12, 2024,)“ police said. The incident occurred near Kadi town, around 37 km from the district headquarters.
“Several labourers were digging a pit for an underground tank for a factory at Jasalpur village when loose soil caved in and buried them alive,” inspector Prahaladsinh Vaghela of Kadi police station said.
"Five bodies have been recovered, and three to four other labourers are feared buried. A rescue operation is going on," he said.
Primary Health Centre (PHC) teams should refer identified high-risk pregnant women to higher health centres well in advance without waiting for the estimated date of delivery (EDD). PHCs, which do not have adequate facilities for handling emerging complications during the antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal period, should counsel pregnant women in advance for referral to higher centres for safe confinement, according to the latest instructions on ‘Birth Planning’ issued by the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.