Bihar Flood: Chief Engineer Swept Away by Ganga River While Inspecting Collapsed Embankment in Bhagalpur, Rescued (Watch Video)
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: August 24, 2024 16:51 IST2024-08-24T16:43:04+5:302024-08-24T16:51:45+5:30
A senior engineer narrowly escaped drowning Saturday while inspecting a damaged embankment along the surging Ganges River in Bihar's ...
Bihar Flood: Chief Engineer Swept Away by Ganga River While Inspecting Collapsed Embankment in Bhagalpur, Rescued (Watch Video)
A senior engineer narrowly escaped drowning Saturday while inspecting a damaged embankment along the surging Ganges River in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. Anwar Jamal, chief engineer of the Flood Control Division in Katihar, was inspecting the embankment in Gopalpur Bind Toli when he slipped and fell into the river.
Watch the video here:
Bihar: While inspecting a collapsed embankment in Bhagalpur, Katihar's Chief Engineer was swept away by the Ganga River. The SDRF team quickly rescued him, and he is safe pic.twitter.com/3sFj7bJRIE
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A quick-thinking State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team, stationed nearby, immediately launched a rescue operation. Four to five speedboats carrying SDRF personnel reached Jamal and pulled him to safety.
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