Overview

• The incident occurred on September 9 in Cherla mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, at a Mission Bhagiratha water sump under construction.
• Deccan Chronicle reported two fatalities identified as Neelam Tulasi Ram and Kaka Mahesh, with two co-workers rescued unconscious and taken to hospital.
• Police said the first pair entered to clear accumulated rainwater, did not emerge, and two others who went in to help also collapsed.
• Local accounts differ on the death toll, with some reports saying three died, while police-confirmed figures in initial reports put the number at two.
• Cherla police visited the site, registered a case, moved the bodies for autopsy, and said preliminary findings point to low oxygen or toxic gases inside the sump.