Gzb: Man who fell in drain blames officials
Ghaziabad, Aug. 30 -- A 27-year-old man narrowly escaped severe injuries after falling into a drain in Indirapuram on Thursday morning. He alleged negligence on part of the municipal corporation and police.
The man, who requested not to be identified, is a resident of a locality under the Khoda police station area. He was on his way to get a burger when he lost balance while reversing his scooter and plunged into a drain, approximately 7-8 foot deep.
"I managed to grab some projection in the drain. Later, a security guard helped me out with a wooden ladder. I immediately called up the police, who called up officials of the municipal corporation. However, no one came to assist. I submitted a complaint against the corporation, but the police refused to take it up," the victim said.
He said he had to arrange for a tow-away vehicle to pull out the scooter about 90 minutes after the accident and that he spent Rs.9,000 to recover and repair his scooter.
He said he lost his phone and sustained injuries,. "I also fell ill after swallowing contaminated water. If the scooter had landed on me, it would have been fatal," he added.
The victim had suffered fractures to his leg during an incident about one-and-half years ago which possibly was the reason for losing balance on the scooter. He said, "I could not take up surgery because of the cost. I am the only earning member in the family."
The videos went viral, however no one bothered enough. The open portions of the drain near Kala Patthar could lead to major mishaps, he added.
The municipal corporation on Thursday said the drain opened on July 27 for cleaning after a heavy downpour and later got it barricaded. However, some unidentified persons removed the barricading. "We had barricaded the open portions of the drain, but it was removed," said NK Chaudhary, chief engineer of the corporation. He said a formal complaint was registered against unidentified persons for removing the barricade at the Indirapuram police station.
Meanwhile, the police said that an inquiry was taken up on a complaint by the corporation on Friday. "As regards the victim, we did not receive any complaint from him. However, we will get it checked," said Abhishek Srivastava, ACP of the Indirapuram circle.
Priti Jain, the local councillor of ward 99 of Vaibhav Khand 1 said that the municipal corporation must issue notices to the local shop owners."They covered the drain to make parking provision for their vehicles. The corporation should serve them notices," said Jain....
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.