Construction worker dies as ground collapses while building guard wall in Silchar's Rangirkhal

Due to the need to prevent flooding in Silchar, the construction of guard wall started few days back in Rangirkhal. However, during the ongoing construction work, a ground collapse occurred today, resulting in the death of one worker. 

According to reports, the incident occurred today evening when suddenly the ground beneath the worker’s feet gave way, causing him to fall and be buried under the ground. Due to the sudden collapse of ground, many workers fell down alongwith the machine. One of the workers got trapped beneath the ground. Despite the efforts of other workers, it took a long time to rescue him, and he was eventually declared dead at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. The deceased worker has been identified as Soma Oraon and he is a resident of Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Speaking to reporters one of the workers said, “There was a hole adjacent to the mixture machine. We were facing difficulties so we were trying to push the machine. During that process, the ground collapsed and one of our co-workers fell down and got buried under the ground.”