Mandya: Crash barriers installed along 35 km of Visvesvaraya Canal
DC asks departments to erect beside remaining stretch
Mandya: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumar said on Monday that crash barriers had been erected up to 35 km along the borders of the Visvesvaraya Canal in the district, since road accidents near the canal had resulted in the death of around 15 people in the last two years.
Addressing a meeting in Mandya, the DC said that cars had also fallen into the canal as drivers lost control at curves or while passing along the canal.
A technical committee had been formed for the installation of the barriers. The state government had been handed a proposal seeking Rs 20 crore for the work, he said.
The DC explained that it would be difficult for the district administration to install the barriers along the entire stretch, as the canal extends to 540 km in the district. He, therefore, called upon the government departments to set aside funds from their budgets and construct the barriers along the canal. He stated at the meeting at the Public Works Department had already identified the accident zones and installed the barriers along 20 km, while the Irrigation Department had laid the barriers for 13 km.
Dr. Kumar added that officials concerned had been instructed to lay speed breakers, rumble strips and install sign boards along roads to reduce accidents.
He said that the managing director of the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) had been asked to allocate funds for the prevention of mishaps as a major part of the roads were under the jurisdiction of the CNNL.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
