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Day after 2 contract staff die, Tiruchy corpn announces 30L solatium to kin
The New Indian Express
|September 24, 2025
A day after two contract workers died of asphyxiation inside an underground drainage canal at Thiruverumbur, the Tiruchy City Corporation on Tuesday announced solatium of 30 lakh each to the families of the workers, following protests by families of the deceased and the residents.
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According to sources, A Ravi (38) from Thiruvappur in Pudukottai district, and V Prabhu (32) from Chinnasalem in Kallakurichi district were assigned by a private contractor to commission a new Underground Drainage (UGD) chamber in Carmel Garden, located in Ward 40 of Thiruverumbur.
On Tuesday, relatives of the deceased, along with members of the CPM, CITU, and DYFI, staged a protest in front of the Thuvakudi Government Hospital, condemning lack of safety protocols, accusing the Corporation and the contractor of negligence.
This story is from the September 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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