10 women killed in T’gana mud cave-in

Hyderabad, April 10

Ten women working under the MNREGA scheme were buried alive and another injured when a mound of mud caved in on them at a village in Narayanpet district of Telangana on Wednesday, the police said.

The incident occurred at Tileru village around 11.15 am when 12 women labourers were sitting at the work site to have lunch, they said, adding rescue efforts were on.

Under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme, the women were engaged for digging earth as part of trench work, a senior district official said.

According to witnesses, a mound of earth fell on them and they were buried under six to eight feet of mud. Ten women died and one was injured while another woman managed to come out safely, according to the official.

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed shock and anguish over the incident which he described as “unfortunate.” The deceased belonged to the poorest strata, he said and instructed officials to provide all help to the injured and bereaved families. — PTI