Srinagar, July 22 -- The tragic death of a man who fell into an open borewell in the Lowermunda area of Qazigund, south Kashmir on July 21, Monday, is a chilling reminder of a recurring and entirely preventable crisis. Across the country, borewells-many of them abandoned and unsealed-continue to claim innocent lives, largely due to administrative negligence and lack of public awareness. According to rough estimate, there are 27 million borewells in the country, a majority of which were dug without proper regulation. As groundwater levels drop, many borewells dry up and are simply left open, turning into death traps. According to data from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), over 40 children lost their lives in borewell incidents ...
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