With nearly 60 passengers onboard a bus falls into Canal
in Madha Pradesh. At least 32 persons drowned when a bus loaded with passengers
fell into a canal on Tuesday morning in Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh. At least seven
persons had been rescued so far.
The bus with around 60 passengers was on way from Siddhi to Satna when it went
out of control and fell into the canal in Rampur police station jurisdiction
around 7.30 am.
State Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat confirmed that 30 bodies had
been fished out till now.
After instructions from the Chief Minister, both Silawat and state Minister
Ramkhilavan Patel have gone to the spot for supervision of ongoing search and
rescue operation.
BJP MLA Shardendu Tiwari said that State Disaster Response Force personnel and
government officials were involved in the operation to retrieve the bus from
the canal and look for survivors, if any.
Tiwari said that the bus fell into Sharada Canal, which is the main canal
emerging from Bansagar Dam and is around 30 feet deep.
"The bus is completely submerged. It is heart-breaking. The water supply
from Bansagar Dam has been stopped, due to which the water level has come down.
It will help in the search operation. Seven persons have been rescued so far.
More equipment, including cranes, have been rushed to the spot for rescue and
relief operation."
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