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Sea Swallows Dreams: Heartbreaking Story of 8 Alandi Students Drowned on Trip
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News18•02-10-2026, 06:59
Sea Swallows Dreams: Heartbreaking Story of 8 Alandi Students Drowned on Trip
- •Eight school students from Alandi drowned after being swept away by waves at Diveagar beach during a trip to Konkan.
- •The entire Alandi-Kelgaon area is plunged into sorrow following the tragic incident.
- •Shiv Santosh Nichang, an eleventh-grade student, miraculously survived but is devastated by the loss of his friends.
- •Many families lost their only son or a highly studious child, shattering their future hopes.
- •Alandi observed a complete voluntary shutdown today as a tribute to the deceased students.
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Eight school students from Alandi who went on a trip to Diveagar beach in Konkan tragically drowned after being swept away by sea waves, plunging the entire area into sorrow.
A student named Shiv Santosh Nichang miraculously survived because he did not enter the sea with his friends, later recounting the tragedy to his weeping parents.
Nagaradhyaksha Prashant Kurhade appealed for a complete voluntary shutdown of Alandi, excluding essential services, to pay tribute to the eight students who tragically died.
