Heavy Rains in Nagpur Result in Fatal Flooding; Two Bodies Recovered
Nagpur, India- On Saturday, heavy rains caused severe flooding in Nagpur, resulting in the tragic loss of three lives. While two bodies have been recovered, an 11-year-old boy is still missing.
Preliminary reports from the Talathi of Bharatwada, Punapur, and Somalwada reveal that the floodwaters swept away three individuals. Bhojraj Dulichand Patel, a 52-year-old resident of Shyamnagar, Punapur, fell into a nullah and was carried away. His body was found on Sunday and is now at the mortuary of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH).
In another case, 85-year-old Sudha Vishweshwarrao Verulkar was swept away while checking the water flow of a nullah between Beltarodi and Besa. Her body was recovered from the nullah in Shyam Nagar. The district administration reported that she had been mentally ill.
The third victim, 11-year-old Shravan Vijay Tulsikar from Mohan Nagar in Bharatwada, was playing near a nullah when he was swept away and is still missing.
East Nagpur MLA Krishna Khopde visited the affected areas and met with the families of Patle and Tulsikar. He discussed the incidents with the families and spoke with the District Collector, who assured support. BJP workers, including Deepak Vadibhasme, Manisha Atkare, Chakradhar Atkare, Sanjay Mankar, Devendra Vaidya, Raju Divte, Sunil Suryavanshi, Harshal Kale, Subodh Manvatkar, and Bhivagde, joined Khopde in his visit.
In light of the ongoing heavy rains and an Orange Alert issued by the India Meteorological Department, District Collector Dr Vipin Itankar has declared a holiday for all schools, colleges, and anganwadis on Monday. This decision aims to ensure safety as the rains are expected to disrupt traffic. The holiday applies to students, with individual institutions to decide whether their staff will also have the day off, as per Section 25 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
