Activists claim that workers are made to live under unhygienic conditions

Diwan Singh of Natural Heritage First and an activist of the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan had filed an application under the Right to Information Act asking the Delhi Development Authority to reply within 48 hours on the number of labourers who have lost their lives after getting infected by the meningitis bacteria at the site of construction.

"We had sought information under the life and liberty clause as given in proviso to Section 7(1) of the Act on Tuesday. The time limit of 48 hours expired at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, so we have decided to file an appeal with the CIC," said Mr. Singh.

The application was filed after several labourers complained that some of their colleagues had lost their lives after being infected by the meningitis bacteria.

"The labourers were scared because some of their colleagues came down with high fever and headache and of those, a few unfortunate ones lost their lives. The Government and the contractors have not come out with the details of how many labourers have lost their lives," said Mr. Singh.