Extract from enquiry committee "Report Submitted to the Minimum Wages Monitoring Committee on the
Electrocution of a Worker in Hall IX, IIT Kanpur on 31st August, 2007 " by Prof. Harish Karnick,
Prof. Shobha Madan, Dr. S Sundar Kumar Iyer, Dr. Rahul Varman and Dr. Manali Chakrabarti of IIT-Kanpur.

 "Our Recommendations
1. A proper Institute level enquiry into the whole incident.
2. A policy measure to be implemented for safe work practices in the campus.
3. Emergency medical care and first aid be available to all workers at/close to
work sites.
4. A group insurance policy to cover all work related mishaps in the campus.
5. Complete personal identification records (employment cards) for all persons
working in contractual mode for the Institute (in particular this should
include petty contractors and all their workers at all levels).
6. An immediate and adequate compensation to the family of Mr Udayvir
Yadav."

How electricity is drawn at IIT-Kanpur Construction Works:  

"It needs to be mentioned here that in the Institute the usual practice for drawing electricity for buildings under construction is to draw it straight from the pole.Basically they just insert two large nails and an iron rod between them and the wires are simply hooked on them (just like how it is drawn for illegal connections anywhere). When we showed our dismay at such primitive practices and enquired whether this is the usual practice all over, we were informed that this was not the case. For example in Rajasthan (where stone work is very common and polishing is done regularly) they have proper plugs and other basic safety measures."  -- Pg 2 of Report