New Delhi, April 13: Taking cognizance of a media report concerning the dying of 4 folks whereas cleansing a sewage therapy plant with out protecting gear in Mumbai, the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) on Saturday issued discover to the Maharashtra authorities calling for an in depth report inside 4 weeks.
NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 4 individuals, all aged about 20 years, died of suffocation after allegedly inhaling poisonous gases whereas cleansing a personal sewage therapy plant in a residential township within the Virar space of Mumbai in Maharashtra, in line with an official assertion from the NHRC. Farmer Denied Entry in Bengaluru Metro: Nationwide Human Rights Fee Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Report From Karnataka Authorities, BMRCL.
Reportedly, the preliminary investigation revealed that the employees, all of them residents of the Vasai space, had entered the sewage plant with none security gear. The Fee has noticed that the contents of the media report, if true, quantity to a violation of human rights. The negligence on the a part of the contractor within the on the spot case is clear that the victims had been deputed to execute such hazardous work with none security precautions violating the regulation and the prescribed norms in addition to the NHRC advisory.
It’s the obligation of the state authorities to unfold consciousness amongst the widespread folks concerning the hazard of hazardous cleansing with out utilizing security gear/ tools, the NHRC mentioned within the assertion. Accordingly, the NHRC has issued the notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director Normal of Police, Maharashtra calling for an in depth report on the matter. It ought to embrace motion taken towards the responsible and the standing of compensation if any, paid to the subsequent of kin of the deceased individuals. Journalist Arrested in Sandeshkhali: NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance, Sends Discover to West Bengal Police Chief Over Illegal Detention of Journalist.
The Fee would additionally prefer to know whether or not the Apex Courtroom pointers and NHRC advisory are being complied with by the authorities involved. The response is anticipated inside 4 weeks, added the official assertion. In accordance with the media report, carried out on April 10, 2024, all 4 victims had been rushed to a hospital the place they had been declared useless. The 2 different staff, who went close to the plant to search for them, additionally complained of uneasiness and wanted therapy.
