Watch: Gram panchayat prez forcing workers to clean manhole

Bengaluru: A gram panchayat president in Mysuru has been booked for allegedly forcing two civic workers to clean a clogged manhole in front of her house manually.

The video footage of the two civic workers entering the clogged manhole has gone viral.

The incident happened on June 6 at Tavarekatte village under Chamundi Betta gram panchayat limits in Mysuru.

As per reports, the civic workers were initially hesitant to clean the manhole manually, but the gram panchayat (GP) president threatened them that they would lose their jobs.

In March, three contract labourers had died of suffocation after they entered a manhole on a road in Bengaluru, without any safety equipment, to clear a block.