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Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, famous in the country and the world for its mountain valleys and natural beauty, has become witness to a horrific and horrific tragedy these days, which has wreaked havoc on the families of the poor laborers working there. A sudden tragic accident inside an under-construction tunnel located in Chamoli area has shocked the entire country. The innocent laborers who lost their lives in this horrific accident had come thousands of kilometers away from their homes in search of livelihood for their wives and children and to fulfill their dreams of a bright future. When such disasters occur in any corner of the country, their deepest and most dreadful pain reaches the remote villages and poor houses from where these laborers come out to illuminate their homes. As soon as the news of this tragic accident reached the respective villages of Bihar and Jharkhand, there was chaos and every eye became moist.
There is silence in the villages due to the death of three sons of Bihar and Jharkhand
The laborers who lost their lives in this horrific Chamoli Tunnel accident included three young laborers mainly hailing from various poor and backward districts of the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. To overcome the financial crisis of their family, all three of them had left their native villages and moved to Uttarakhand a few months ago and started working as laborers in that tunnel construction project. No one had even the slightest idea that the tunnel they were digging to bring light into the darkness would one day become the darkness of their own lives forever. As soon as the news of the accident was received, there was hue and cry in their homes and the old parents, wife and innocent children were crying and crying. Since this unfortunate news reached these areas of Bihar and Jharkhand, no stove has been lit in anyone’s house and a deep and unbearable silence has spread in the entire village, which is testifying to the huge blow of nature and system on these families who are suffering from poverty and helplessness.
Ignoring safety standards at construction sites and the truth of tunnel accidents
This type of tunnel accidents is not the first time in the country, but even before this, such painful incidents have been reported many times due to gross negligence of safety standards during construction work in hilly areas. According to preliminary information and local reports, the workers working inside this tunnel of Chamoli got trapped inside due to sudden debris slipping from the upper part or technical fault. By the time the rescue and relief teams reached the spot with heavy machines and succeeded in removing the debris, it was too late and many workers had stopped breathing. The question arises whether the stringent international and national standards set for the safety of workers were honestly followed by the construction companies? If there were strong security arrangements, perhaps the lives of these three poor laborers could have been saved. Why this type of negligence on the part of contractors and construction agencies now results in the dead bodies of poor laborers every time? This is such a serious question that everyone seems to shy away from answering.
Voices are being raised demanding administrative assistance and compensation
After this heart-wrenching incident, a lot of anger is being seen among political and social organizations as well as local citizens. The biggest crisis facing the affected families is that if the only earning member of their family is no longer in this world, then how will they be supported. It is the moral responsibility of the state governments of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as the Uttarakhand administration to make full arrangements to transport the mortal remains of these poor laborers to their native villages in a dignified manner and to provide appropriate compensation and government jobs to their dependents. Although the Chief Ministers of both the states have expressed deep sorrow and condolences on this accident, but the victims’ families say that the consolation of words cannot bring back their destroyed home. There is a strong need to create a strong and accountable system for the safety of these migrants who work hard for their lives in different parts of the country, so that in future no mother’s lap becomes empty and no sister’s marriage is ruined.