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Sick 17-year-old dies as ambulance stuck in mud for hours in J&K
A 17-year-old girl from Methyani village in J&K's Rajouri district died after the ambulance carrying her got stuck in mud for nearly three hours following a mudslide on the only road linking…
The Story in Brief
A 17-year-old girl from Methyani village in J&K's Rajouri district died after the ambulance carrying her got stuck in mud for nearly three hours following a mudslide on the only road linking several remote villages. The district administration has suspended an assistant executive engineer and ordered an inquiry.
The road, built under PMGSY, had been damaged in last year's monsoon and temporarily restored. A mudslide two weeks ago made it unmotorable again. The engineer had falsely reported it as trafficable. The ADC's report described the road as in extremely poor condition with deep ditches.
The Indian Opinion
This tragedy exposes how routine negligence in maintaining rural roads costs lives. While officials blame funding constraints, the fact that an engineer misreported the road as trafficable suggests wilful neglect. The promised seven-day inquiry must assign clear responsibility, not just suspend a junior engineer while seniors escape scrutiny. The real test will be whether the road is actually repaired before the next monsoon.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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