A day after a 75-year-old pavement dweller was found dead in an open trench, which was dug as part of an ongoing project to construct a causeway across the Kaundinya river in Gudiyatham town near Vellore, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has decided to enclose the stretch of the causeway, including the 10-foot-deep trench, with tin sheets to prevent any such untoward incidents.
S. Nelliammal, 75, a resident of Chekkumedu street that comes under ward 27 of Gudiyatham town, was found dead in the open trench in the early hours of Monday. Police said a few residents had spotted Nelliammal at the site on Sunday evening. At the time of the incident, the trench was stagnated with sullage.
Nelliammal had been living alone on footpaths after she quit her job as a sweeper at a nearby school a decade ago. The school was providing monthly financial assistance for her.
