Eight laborers died due to electrocution during road construction work in Chapoli village of Udaipurwati area of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, while many people got burnt in this accident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over this accident. Along with this, he announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the victim who lost his life in the accident and Rs 50 thousand to the injured.
The Prime Minister's Office, quoting PM Modi, posted on the social media platform
Earlier, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma expressed grief over the accident and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. Apart from this, he has instructed the officials to provide proper treatment to the injured and all possible assistance to the affected families immediately and to investigate the incident.
Expressing grief over the accident, Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa wrote on 'X', “The news of untimely death of workers due to electrocution in the accident in Jhunjhunu is extremely sad. It is a prayer to Lord Shri Ram to give place to the departed souls in his supreme abode and to provide speedy recovery to the injured.”
According to the police, the incident occurred when a machine mixing gravel during road construction came in contact with a high tension power line passing overhead. Electric current spread in the machine, due to which the workers working there got affected. The deceased are said to be residents of Mandavara and Chapoli. At the same time, three women are included among the five injured.
Confirming the incident, Udaipurwati police station in-charge Rampal said that the workers got electrocuted after the machine came in contact with the high voltage power line. After the accident the injured were taken for treatment.