Senior Journalist.Kapurthala.
For the last 12 hours, a laborer is trapped in the pit. Relief and rescue work is going on. The incident took place near Vishrampur village on Kapurthala road in Kartarpur division of Jalandhar district. Actually, expressway is being constructed from Delhi to Katra. A pit is being dug here. It is being told that a laborer named Suresh is trapped in this pit. NDRF team has also reached the spot. Relief and rescue work is going on.
As soon as the information about the trapped laborer was received, Local Government Minister Balkar Singh, Administrative Officer, City Council President Surinder Pal reached the spot and started the relief work. Station Officer Kartarpur Raman Singh told that the company is digging a pit for the construction of the road. Suddenly the machine broke down. Suresh Yadav and another got down to fix it. As soon as Suresh and another laborer reached near the machine, the soil caved in and both were buried. Although one was taken out late in the night. On the other hand, the administration is busy in saving Suresh.