Rs10-lakh aid for kin of sewer death victim of Mohali

Mohali, August 23

Mohali Municipal Corporation Mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu today provided Rs10-lakh financial relief to the family of Harpal Singh, who died in a sewer pit near HLP Galleria in Phase 8 recently.

The 52-year-old Phase 11 resident had died due to gaseous buildup inside the 10-foot-deep sewer line on the slip road near HLP Galleria.

Gagan Rai, a construct labourer from Saharsa, Bihar, volunteered to rescue the trapped worker, but he too fell in the pit and died.

The 26-year-old, who acted as a Good Samaritan, lived in the tin sheds close to the spot and was the sole earning member of his family. He is survived by his wife and two kids, but they have not been offered any financial help till now.

Deceased Harpal Singh’s wife Balwinder Kaur and children were presented Rs10 lakh in the form of a cheque.

Senior Deputy Mayor Amrik Singh Somal, Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, Commissioner Kamal Garg, Joint Commissioner Baldev Singh Dhillon and Executive Engineer Harpreet Singh were present on the occasion.

Sidhu said providing a job to a dependent from the Harpal Singh’s family was also under consideration.

He said similar financial relief would be provided to the family of Rai soon and action was being taken in this regard.

Harpal Singh, was a contractual worker in Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Mohali.