Berhampur: Seven Odia labourers from Patrapur block of Ganjam district were returned from Sudan to their village on Wednesday. They were languished in a power plant in Sudan.
The labourers include A Basudev (26) of Gundra village, Janardan Reddy (25) of Khambari village; Krishna Reddy (35) and Gopal Reddy (30) of Khandadeuli, S Raveendra (35), B Dharmaraju (35) and M Biswanath (40) of Jayantipur were returned from Sudan. Among them, Krishna Reddy who was severely injured while working in the power plant in Sudan admitted in the Patrapur hospital while another person A Basudev is admitted in Berhampur MKCG medical after reaching in their home. They spoke to the Newsmen about their plight in Sudan by the power plant officials.
They revealed that they were living in an unhygienic condition. The sanitation problem was so acute there; even sometimes the toilet water was entering into their houses made up of mud. One person was severely injured while working in the power plant, but he was not properly medicated. They also told that the company didn’t give their payment. After abducting in an unknown place, the officials sent them to India without paying their salary.
They told that 75 persons from Odisha were working there, out of which 15 persons were from Patrapur block only. While 375 persons from other states were working in Sudan, said the homecoming labourers.
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