Three laborers died on Friday after breathing in toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank at a factory in the Mundka Industrial Area of Delhi.

週五，在德里 Mundka 工業區的一家工廠清理化糞池時，三名工人因吸入有毒氣體而死亡。

The tragedy began when one worker collapsed inside the tank. Two other workers then tried to rescue him, but they also died. Delhi Fire Services recovered the bodies of the three men—Arun, Sandeep, and Chand—using ropes, although heavy traffic delayed the emergency response.

這場悲劇始於一名工人在池內昏迷。隨後有另外兩名工人試圖營救他，但他們也隨之死亡。德里消防局使用繩索將三名死者——Arun、Sandeep 與 Chand 救出，但由於交通擁堵，延誤了緊急救援的反應時間。

This incident highlights serious problems with local infrastructure. Officials describe the Mundka Industrial Area as a 'non-conforming' zone, which means it does not have standard sewage, drainage, or water systems. Consequently, the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) disagree over who is responsible for the area. The DSIIDC claims that the area's status means they do not have to regulate it, while the DJB pointed out that the contractor involved was not an officially approved company.

此事件凸顯了當地基礎設施的嚴重問題。官員將 Mundka 工業區描述為「非合規」地帶，這意味著該處缺乏標準的污水、排水或供水系統。因此，德里州工業及基礎設施發展公司 (DSIIDC) 與德里水務局 (DJB) 在該區域的責任歸屬上存在分歧。DSIIDC 主張由於該區的狀態，他們無需負責監管；而 DJB 則指出，涉事的承包商並非官方認可的公司。

Furthermore, the fact that workers are still cleaning tanks by hand shows that the 2013 law banning manual scavenging is not being enforced. Although the government planned to provide 300 cleaning machines to reduce these risks, the plan failed because only one company applied during the bidding process. This lack of coordination is also seen in other unauthorized colonies, where many settlements still lack proper sewer lines.

此外，工人目前仍以人手清理化糞池，顯示 2013 年禁止人手清理的法律並未得到執行。儘管政府計劃提供 300 部清理機器以降低風險，但由於招標過程中僅有一家公司申請，導致計劃失敗。這種缺乏協調的情況在其他未經授權的殖民地中亦可見，許多定居點至今仍缺乏正規的下水道管線。

Police are now investigating the factory owner's involvement and checking the exact details of the deaths.

警方目前正在調查工廠老闆是否牽涉其中，並核對死亡事故的詳細資料。