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Delhi teen swept away in drain as rains lash city
An 18-year-old man, Ankit, was swept away by the strong current of a drain in southeast Delhi's Madanpur Khadar on Friday evening as heavy rain lashed the city. He had just finished…
The Story in Brief
An 18-year-old man, Ankit, was swept away by the strong current of a drain in southeast Delhi's Madanpur Khadar on Friday evening as heavy rain lashed the city. He had just finished his shift at a company in Noida and was returning home with a friend when his foot slipped while crossing the drain near Priyanka Camp Nala. The Hindustan Times reports that eyewitnesses had tried to stop him from crossing, but he was in a hurry to reach home.
Rescue teams from the Delhi Police, Delhi Disaster Management Authority, and Delhi Fire Service launched a search operation, but Ankit had not been traced till reports were filed late Friday night. The usually shallow drain had turned dangerously fast-moving due to the downpour. The rain also caused widespread waterlogging and traffic jams across Delhi-NCR.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame game has begun: civic apathy, climate change, an overwhelmed drainage system. All true, but none explain why drains in the national capital still lack protective grilles and warning signs after every monsoon tragedy. The real test will be whether the Delhi government and MCD can, within two weeks, publish a list of high-risk water channels and a timeline for securing them. Until then, 'search operations' are just Band-Aids on a broken system.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
