Adyar Padavu: Protest held seeking closure of stone quarry
Mangaluru: After repeated death incidents at a stone quarry, the irate public of Adyar Padavi staged a protest seeking the closure of stone quarry.
“So far two persons have drowned in this quarry. And now, the 13-year-old son of Hasanabba Mohammed Tameem has lost his life in the quarry. The quarry may pose more threats in future if it is not closed now. Therefore immediately it must be closed,” the protesters urged.
Mangaluru Tahsildar arrived at the spot, following the protesters' demand, and assured them of taking measures to close the quarry.
Local leaders Nawaz Sakhafi and Ashok Suvarna expressed anger over the chaos of the stone quarry. Grama panchayat President Pratima, members Krishna Poojari, Sundar, Yakub, and others participated in the protest.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
