Migrant worker buried alive at NH-66 worksite in Kannur; second death in 12 days
…A second migrant worker has died in less than two weeks during the six-laning of NH-66 in Kerala. Biyas Oron (34), a native of Jharkhand, was buried alive on Tuesday when a section of earth gave way while he was fixing shuttering plates to build the retaining wall at Chalukunnu in Kannur city on Saturday.
The incident occurred on the 30-km Taliparamba-Muzhappilangad stretch, being developed by Hyderabad-based Vishwa Samudra Engineering Pvt Ltd…
According to local shop owners in Chalakkunnu, heavy rain began around 3 pm…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Kannur on Saturday... Despite this, construction activity was reportedly ongoing....
Twelve days ago, on May 12, an 18-year-old worker, Mumtaj Mir from West Bengal, died...
Since the monsoon's arrival last week, cracks, landslips, and cave-ins have been reported along several NH-66 construction sites in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Malappuram… exposing the poor quality of work....