- Six-year-old boy drowned in Greater Noida borewell pit.
- Contractor blacklisted, water department supervisors terminated for negligence.
- Authorities vow strict action on construction safety violations.
Jagran Correspondent, Greater Noida: The Greater Noida Authority has been initiated for allegedly starting construction work without adequate safety measures after a six-year-old boy drowned in an uncovered borewell pit at Kaladham Society in Knowledge Park 2.
Authority CEO NG Ravi Kumar said the contractor's negligence was evident and a case has been filed against him. Apart from this, the company has been blacklisted. Negligence by the water department's supervisor and technical supervisor has also been revealed in this incident. Both of them have been terminated and a case has been filed against them as well.
Strict Action Now Against Contractor
The CEO has directed all the work circles to start the work only after taking all the measures of barricading and safety. If the work is started without safety arrangements, strict action will be taken against the concerned work circle staff and contractor.
Work on constructing a tube well to improve the water supply system at Kaladham Society began just three days ago. The contractor failed to inform senior officials of the water department about the start of the work. A pit was dug for the tube well, which was filled with water.
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Upon receiving information about the incident, the Authority's General Manager, AK Singh, Senior Manager, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Assistant Manager, Manoj Chaudhary, and a team of other officials immediately arrived at the scene.
Vinod Sharma, the authority's senior manager, has filed a complaint at the Knowledge Park police station to register a case against Manoj Kumar Jain, proprietor of the contractor's firm, Supreme Industrial Corporation. An FIR has also been filed against the authority's technical supervisor, Akash Kumar, and supervisor, Jani Kumar, for negligence in their duties.