Soil collapses on Pune service road during construction; 3 workers trapped

Five workers were trapped after soil collapsed during the construction of a service road along the Pune-Solapur Highway. Two of the workers have been rescued, while efforts are underway to pull out the remaining three.The incident took place while work was in progress on the service road. The five workers were buried under the soil following the collapse.RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAYRescue efforts began soon after the collapse, with local residents stepping in to pull out those buried under the soil. Two workers were rescued in the initial effort, while teams continued working to reach the remaining three. The operation is focused on removing the soil and bringing all those trapped to safety.ANOTHER SIMILAR INCIDENT IN PUNEA three-storey building at a waste-to-energy plant in Pune, collapsed in June after a massive mound of legacy garbage gave way and crashed onto the structure. The incident left several people trapped under the debris. Nine people were rescued, while one worker, Bhavesh Wani, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Several employees of Antony Lara Renewable Energy, which operates the 14-MW waste-to-energy plant in partnership with the PCMC, were among those trapped when the building collapsed, officials said. - Ends(With inputs from Rahul Gaikwad)