New Delhi. 3 students died due to water logging in Rao IAS Coaching Centre located in Old Rajendra Nagar of the capital Delhi. One of them is also a JNU student. 2 people have been detained in this case. A magistrate has also been ordered to investigate this tragic incident. Delhi Fire Department was informed over the phone at around 7 pm on Saturday night that the basement of the coaching centre was flooded. According to the information, the basement was filled with water up to 12 feet in just 3 minutes. Divers had to be deployed to rescue the trapped students due to so much water. According to Central Delhi DCP M. Harsh Vardhan, an investigation is being conducted as to how the basement of the coaching centre got filled with water so fast.
#WATCH , Search and rescue operation underway at the coaching institute in Old Rajender Nagar, after water was filled in its basement. Several students feared trapped: Delhi Fire Department
(Source: Delhi Fire Department) pic.twitter.com/AxnTgeP98n
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2024
Students told the media that when they came out of the library, water was filling up rapidly. Water was coming into the basement so fast that they were unable to get out using the stairs. Students told the media that ropes were thrown to rescue them, but the water was dirty and nothing was visible. For rescue, water was pumped out using four pumps. Divers recovered the bodies of 3 students late at night. The rescue operation also faced problems because all the furniture was floating in the water. Students are very angry about the whole matter. Listen to what a student said. At the same time, students studying here protested fiercely over the death of three friends.
#WATCH , Old Rajender Nagar incident | Delhi: “MCD says it is a disaster but I would say that this is complete negligence. Knee-deep water gets logged in half an hour of rain. Disaster is something that happens sometimes. My landlord told that he had been asking the councillor… pic.twitter.com/vEZna9TZcH
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024
#WATCH , Delhi: Students continue to protest outside the coaching institute where three students lost their lives after the basement of the institute was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/8JGEZ9Rl7o
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024
Politics has also heated up in this matter. BJP MP from New Delhi seat Bansuri Swaraj has alleged that this situation arose due to the drain not being cleaned. Bansuri Swaraj said that for a week the local people were requesting Aam Aadmi Party MLA Durgesh Pathak to get the drain cleaned, but no action was taken in this direction. Bansuri Swaraj said that the drain water filled the basement of the coaching center.
#WATCH , Delhi: On the Old Rajender Nagar incident, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj says, “These children came here to create their future. But the government of CM Arvind Kejriwal and MLA Durgesh Pathak did not listen to any requests of the local people. People had been asking Durgesh… pic.twitter.com/5JgVzLkU05
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2024
