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Delhi drain death puts flood safety and rescue delays under scrutiny
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Delhi authorities will face renewed pressure to fix drainage failures before the next heavy rain turns fatal.

This is a preventable urban death that will sharpen scrutiny of drainage maintenance and rescue coordination.

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This is a preventable urban death that will sharpen scrutiny of drainage maintenance and rescue coordination.

Curated summary

Ankit Kumar, 18, drowned after being swept into a rainwater-filled drain in Sarita Vihar while returning from work. Police, DDMA and Fire Service teams searched for nearly a day before finding his body near the Agra Canal. His father says officials stopped work overnight and blames the delay in rescue, turning the case into another hard question about urban drainage and emergency response in Delhi.

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Delhi drain death puts flood safety and rescue delays under scrutiny

Ankit Kumar, 18, drowned after being swept into a rainwater-filled drain in Sarita Vihar, and his family says rescue came too late.

Indian Express·2h ago
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