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Blind girl falls into 40-feet-deep drain in Ahmedabad, search reaches Sabarmati River
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News18•10-10-2026, 21:41
Blind girl falls into 40-feet-deep drain in Ahmedabad, search reaches Sabarmati River
- •A visually impaired girl fell into an open 40-feet-deep drainage line on Piplage Pirana Road in Ahmedabad.
- •The accident occurred when the child was returning with her parents and slipped while changing an auto-rickshaw.
- •Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and launched a massive rescue operation using safety equipment.
- •The search has been extended to the Sabarmati River and pumping stations as the child may have been washed down.
- •The incident has sparked serious concerns regarding the safety measures of open drains in the city.
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The child was returning with her parents after bathing in a canal when they got down on Piplage Pirana Road to change an auto-rickshaw, during which her foot slipped and she fell into the open drainage line.
The fire brigade team arrived at the scene within 10 to 15 minutes of receiving the alert, descended into the drainage line with safety equipment, and later expanded their search to pumping stations and areas where the drainage line opens into the Sabarmati River.
Information about the child falling into the open gutter was received via dial 100 at around 4:15 PM, prompting an immediate emergency response.
