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Two teachers, 15-year-old drown at MP waterfall picnic
Two teachers and a 15-year-old student drowned in a pool at the base of a waterfall near Ratlam city in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. Three other students were rescued and hospitalised, police…
Two teachers and a 15-year-old student drowned in a pool at the base of a waterfall near Ratlam city in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. Three other students were rescued and hospitalised, police said.
A group of four teachers and 13 students from a private school in Jaora town had visited Paradise Valley, 11 km from Ratlam, for a picnic. Some members of the group started drowning while bathing in the pool beneath the waterfall, city superintendent of police Satyendra Ghanghoria said.
People present at the site rescued three students in time. The deceased were identified as Vijay Singh, 52, Prince Modi, 28, and Harshit Patidar, 15. One boy and two girls who were rescued were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police have started an investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This is at least the third drowning at an unguarded waterfall in Madhya Pradesh in 2025. Paradise Valley is a popular picnic spot but has no lifeguards or warning signage, despite repeated drownings. Under the National Disaster Management Authority guidelines, local authorities are supposed to conduct safety audits of such sites before the monsoon. A public interest litigation filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2024 sought mandatory risk assessments at all tourist waterfalls. The next hearing of that case is scheduled for August. Families of the three deceased can claim compensation under the state's disaster relief fund, Rs 4 lakh per head, but only if the district administration classifies the deaths as a natural calamity, which it has not yet done.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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