Three women workers died and four others were injured after a mound of mud fell on them while digging a pond in the village of Dararpur in Pataudi, India. The women had been working at the site for six months under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme and had no safety gear. The deceased were aged 30, 40 and 45 and had been identified by their first names. The injured women were taken to hospital, and a compensation package will be provided in line with the MGNREGA Act.