Odisha

Bhubaneswar drain tragedy: Congress workers hit streets, turn heat on government

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the State government over the tragic drain mishap in Bhubaneswar in which a 15-year-student died two days ago. The body of the deceased Class 10 students, Jyoti Parakash Behera was recovered after a long search operation which continued for over 20 hours.

The students’ wing of the Congress hit the streets of Bhubaneswar and staged a massive demonstration. Alleging that seven persons have been killed in several mishaps due to open drains since 2015 and no step has been taken to check the recurrence of such incidents, the activists burnt the posters of, Ministers- Pratap Jena, Ashok Panda and MLA Anant Narayan Jena as well as the BMC Commissioner as a symbolic protest.

Odisha Congress Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Niranjan Patnaik alleged that such mishaps are recurring due to negligence and callous attitude of the State government. “Despite repeated causalities in several drain-related mishaps, the State government is yet to wake up from its slumber. Several drains are left open and inviting trouble during the rainy season. Permission is being granted for construction of houses without paying any attention towards basic needs including proper drainage systems which is unsound in technology,” said Patnaik.

On Sunday, the 15-year-old school student went missing after falling into a open drain in Siripur. His body was recovered the next day by fire services personnel after a prolonged search operation.

Meanwhile, State government or BMC officials could not be contacted for reaction over the allegations levelled by the Congress party.

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