Worker stuck in 70-ft-deep trench in Punjab's Jalandhar for over 24 hours, rescue operation underway
Chandigarh, Aug 13 (PTI) Efforts are underway to rescue a 55-year-old worker stuck in a deep trench for more than 24 hours in Punjab's Jalandhar district, officials said on Sunday.
The man, identified as Suresh, entered the 60-70-feet trench -- dug as part of the ongoing construction for the Delhi-Katra Expressway -- on Saturday.
Suresh and Pawan, another worker, entered the trench near Basrampur village on the Kartarpur-Kapurthala Road to free a boring machine that had got stuck underneath.
