Taking suo moto cognisance of the tragedy which claimed 7 innocent lives, the NHRC on Saturday said it has issued notices to the Rajasthan government and the superintendent of police of Jhalawar in the wake of collapse of a government school building in the district . The mishap also resulted in grave injuries to several others.
The Human Rights body has sought a detailed report in two weeks.The NHRC, in a statement, said it has "taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a government school building collapsed resulting in the death of seven children and injuries to 28 others in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on 25th July".
A regular morning, alive with the chatter of students assembling for prayers, quickly turned into tragedy on Friday when a portion of the Piplodi government school building in Jhalawar district collapsed, killing seven children and injuring over 25, some of them critically.
Reportedly, locals had informed the district authorities about the "dilapidated condition of the school building, but no action was taken," it said.The commission has observed that the content of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of human rights violation.
"Therefore, it has issued notices to the chief secretary, government of Rajasthan and the superintendent of police, Jhalawar, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks," the statement said.The report is also expected to include the status of health of the injured students as well as compensation, if any, paid to the next of kin of the deceased, the rights panel said.
Meanwhile, the NHRC also issued a notice today to the Rajasthan government and the Ajmer police commissioner over reports that a labourer got buried when the soil caved in while digging a sewer pit on the campus of a power house.A few labourers, including the victim, were digging a 30-feet-deep well when the alleged incident happened, the National Human Rights Commission said.The Commission has observed that the content, if true, raise a serious violation of human rights of the victim.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the chief secretary of the government of Rajasthan and the commissioner of police of Ajmer, seeking a detailed report in two weeks. The report is expected to include compensation, if any, provided to the next of kin of the deceased, it said.According to the media report, carried on July 15, the victim was about 18 feet down when the soil suddenly caved in, completely burying him under it. The other labourers managed to escape.
The police, along with civil defence personnel, reached the spot and took the victim out after an effort of about 6-7 hours. The body of the deceased was sent for post-mortem, the statement said.
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