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PHE dept compensation for kin of labourers killed in Asansol

January 24, 2025

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The Statesman

The public health engineering (PHE) department has issued compensation cheques to the family of the three labourers who have died during laying of PHE pipeline in Dalurbandh Colliery area of Salanpur Block under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

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The three labourers were buried under a mud heap while excavation and pipeline laying work was on. One labourer is injured and is undergoing treatment at Asansol District Hospital. A committee has been formed lead by the chief engineer of PHE to probe the incident.

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