5-year-old, tiny tot drowns to death after slipping into an open gutter in Batala
5-year-old, tiny tot drowns to death after slipping into an open gutter in Batala A 5-year-old toddler drowned to death after he slipped into an open gutter at Batala on Saturday. The tiny tot, who went to see and enjoy a carnival with his parents, drifted towards an open gutter and was capsized in the swirling water. On requesting the authorities, it was closed with a sack. A staff worker helped retrieve the toddler on Saturday night and rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors. BMC are not providing nets or covers on open gutters and manholes. These officials are neglecting all areas, except the ones, they are living in. A five year old boy dies because no safety measures are taken by the corporation. The death sent shock waves across the village as the public has raised questions upon the corporation’s ability to pre-empt such mishaps. The parents of the child are inconsolable. -PTC NEWS
