Major accident in Raipur: Three innocent children drowned in the pit of sewerage tank, one died:

Accident In Raipur: A tragic accident took place late Sunday night in Gulmohar Park Colony located in Ramnagar Chowki area under Gudhiyari police station area of the capital Raipur. Three innocent children drowned in a deep pit dug for the sewerage tank being built by the Municipal Corporation.

With the help of local people, two children were rescued safely, but the third child died by drowning in the water. It is being told that the age of the drowned children was only between 5 to 7 years.

According to eyewitnesses, the pit dug by the corporation was left open for the last 6 months, which was filled with water due to rain or pipeline leakage. While playing, the children fell into the pit.

There was a commotion on the spot after the incident. Police and relief team immediately reached the spot and started the rescue operation. At present, the police is investigating the matter and there is a lot of anger among the people regarding the negligence of the corporation.

The sewage pit was lying open for the last 6 months

According to the colony people, the pit in which the innocent child died was lying open in the middle of the road for the last 6 months. The local people complained about this to the municipal corporation officials many times, but perhaps the corporation administration was waiting for such a big accident. Now the local people are very angry about this and they are demanding strict action against the careless officials.

The administration gave a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the victim's family

After the death of the child in the incident, the local people surrounded the police station and the municipal corporation office and started demanding strict action against the guilty officials. According to the information, the administration has given an assistance amount of Rs 4 lakh to the family of the deceased child. The Deputy Chief Minister of the state and the person in charge of the Urban Administration Department, Arun Saw, while expressing grief over the incident, has given the government assurance of strict action against the guilty officials after investigation. On the other hand, angry people have burnt the effigy of the municipal corporation administration due to no action being taken against the officials till now.