Days after Noida techie's death, car falls into open drain in Sector 70; residents accuse authorities of negligence | Watch
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Car in Sector 70 falls into open drain Photograph: (Screenshot/Video/X-Nishantjournali)
Another car slips into an uncovered drain in Noida, days after a techie died after his bike fell into an open drain in Delhi. The latest incident has raised fresh questions about civic safety in NCR. Residents say warnings were ignored. How many such hazards till authorities take notice?
Days after a 32-year-old man died after falling into an open drain in Delhi's Rohini, a similar case of a vehicle falling into yet another open drain has come to light in NCR. The latest incident happened late Thursday (Feb 12) night near Basai village in Sector 70, Noida, where a parked car slipped into an uncovered drain. The incident has once again highlighted safety concerns around open pits and drains in the National Capital Region. Previously, in yet another incident, a 25-year-old man working with a private bank died when his motorcycle plunged into a deep, uncovered pit allegedly dug by the Delhi Jal Board during roadwork in West Delhi's Janakpuri area.
What happened?
Reports suggest that a car parked near a liquor shop in Basai village in Noida's Sector 70 slipped into an open drain. The driver had stepped out, and fortunately, no one was inside the vehicle at the time, preventing what could have turned into a serious accident.
Police said the car owner had parked the vehicle near a liquor shop and stepped away briefly to collect some items. During that time, the car rolled and fell into the adjacent open drain. A video of the car stuck inside the open drain is going viral on social media. Watch it here:
The vehicle was successfully extracted by the police, with aid of residents.
Accusations of negligence were levelled against Noida Authority officials
Residents in the area, as per a Times Now Navbharat report, said they had repeatedly complained to authorities about the uncovered drain, warning that it posed a danger to pedestrians and motorists. According to locals, no action was taken to secure the site despite multiple requests.
Previous open drain 'accidents' in NCR
The incident comes weeks after a fatal accident in Noida’s Sector 150, where software engineer Yuvraj Mehta died when his car plunged into a water-filled pit. That case triggered public outrage and renewed scrutiny of construction safety and civic negligence across the region.
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Similar concerns have emerged in Delhi, where the National Green Tribunal has recently issued notices to the Centre and others regarding over 60-80-foot-deep hazardous open pits linked to construction projects. The tribunal issued notices to several agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board, after a bank employee, Kamal Dhyani, died earlier this month when he fell into a 15-foot-deep pit in Janakpuri.
