Maharashtra: Pit caves in at construction site in Thane; no injuries

A section of a large excavation pit at an underconstruction building site collapsed in Maharashtras Thane city civic officials said on Wednesday reported news agency PTINobody was injured in the incident that occurred around 1130 pm on Tuesday at a project location of Shri Lakshmi Narayan Enterprises near Mukund Society said Yasin Tadvi chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation reported PTIHe said a portion of the pit 40 feet long and 3540 feet deep caved in For public safety disaster management personnel have barricaded the affected zone said Tadvi2yearold boy injured after falling into open sewer chamber in ThaneIn another incident a twoyearold boy suffered injuries after plunging nearly 20 feet into an open sewer chamber in Maharashtras Thane city officials said on Wednesday reported PTIThe incident occurred near the Dnyanasadhana college on Tuesday evening said Yasin Tadvi chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation reported PTIHamdan Gufran Qureshi who lives in the Rabodi area of the city had come to stay with his relatives He was walking along the footpath with his mother when he lost his balance and fell into an open drainage chamber reported PTILocal residents pulled out the child before the authorities arrived Qureshi was first taken to the District Government Hospital before being shifted to a private medical facility in the city reported PTIA fall of nearly 20 feet is extremely dangerous especially for a child this young Fortunately he survived Our focus was to ensure he received immediate medical attention said TadviOfficials said the sewer chamber lid had remained open as an iron pipe obstructed it The pipe was cut and the chamber was properly closed they said The department concerned must act swiftly and ensure that such safety lapses do not occur again said TadviMeanwhile a 34yearold worker was killed after an iron bar fell on his head at a steel manufacturing plant in Maharashtras Palghar district officials said on Tuesday reported PTIThe incident took place at the unit located in the Boisar area on Monday afternoon they said The worker identified as Paresh Ramesh Rathod died on the spot after being struck by an iron bar a police official said reported PTIThe body was sent for postmortem to a government hospital and a case of accidental death was registered as of now A probe was on into the incident Boisar police station Inspector Sunil Jadhav said reported PTIWith inputs from PTI