A 40-year-old lawmaker suffered head and shoulder injuries on Monday after she fell into a sewage line as the slab she was standing on collapsed.
Poonam Maadam, a member of parliament from Jamnagar in the Western Indian state of Gujarat, was talking to officials from the local municipal corporation during a demolition drive when the incident occurred, according to local news reports.
The daily email you need for
's top news stories.
She was rescued by police officials who were present on the spot, rushed to a local hospital, and later airlifted to Mumbai for treatment, reports said.
Her condition was said to be stable as of Monday evening, according to reports.