Rourkela: The rage over the death of a labourer in Bomikhal flyover mishap in Bhubaneswar spread to Ganjutoli village in Lathikata of Sundargarh district where his body reached Friday.
The villagers demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the bereaved family.
Tension prevailed at the village after the body of Ajay Bhumija reached there in the afternoon. A pall of gloom descended on the village even as villagers mourned the tragic death of Ajay.
The villagers said that the contract for the construction of the flyover was handed over to the tainted Panada Infra though one person was killed and 12 others were injured after a portion of the same under-construction bridge had collapsed in September 2017.
The handing over the contract to the same builder was not right, the villagers rued. As a result, another mishap occurred on the same bridge and a labourer lost his life.
The villagers also demanded action against the government officials concerned who are responsible for awarding the contract to Panda Infra which was carrying out the work without any previous experience and known for its substandard work.
Two labourers were trapped under an iron railing after it came crashing on them during a side wall construction of the flyover Thursday evening.
The two were rushed to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar where Ajay was pronounced brought dead by the doctors.
The health condition of the other labourer, Ananda Kumar Nayak, is stated to be critical.
