NCSC Issues Notices To Municipal Chief & Police Commissioner In Pimpri-Chinchwad After 5 Workers Die In Nigdi Duct In A Year
Pune: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has taken serious note of the deaths of two workers in a Nigdi duct where three workers died last year. The Commission has issued notices to the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department, Pune. The notices were issued under Article 338 of the…
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has issued formal warnings to key officials in Pimpri-Chinchwad following five workers' deaths in a Nigdi manhole over the past year. The Commission's Director, Dr G. Sunil Kumar Babu, sent notices to the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner, the Police Commissioner, and the Assistant Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department, under Article 338 of the Indian Constitution.
These officials must submit a report detailing their findings and actions taken within 15 days of receiving the notice. The NCSC's warning comes after two workers, Amol Shinde, 20, and Manoj Shinde, 26, died after falling into the same manhole near Lokmanya Hospital in Pradhikaran on August 26. Earlier this year, an incident in 2025 claimed three lives when workers also fell into the same duct, raising questions about the safety measures in place.
The NCSC has warned that failure to respond could result in further action, potentially involving civil court proceedings. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the latest deaths, including why the workers entered the duct and who assigned them the task.
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