Rs 10 lakh solatium given to each of 3 sanitary workers' kin

A solatium of Rs 10 lakh was Tuesday announced for each of the families of three sanitary workers, who were asphyxiated to death while cleaning a wastage pit in a pig farm, near here, some 15 days ago.

A member of the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis Jagadish Hiremani handed over a cheque for Rs 10 lakh to Sundari, widow of Rajappan who died on June 27.

A similar compensation to the families of two other deceased would be given after receiving the relevant certificates and documents, district collector K Rajamani who was present when the cheque was handed over to Sundari, said.

Three workers were asphyxiated to death after they inhaled poisonous gas while cleaning the pit at the farm owned by Subramaniam.

Hiremani consoled the bereaved families and also inspected the farm where the incident occurred, official sources said.