Navi Mumbai, August 3
Four college girls, who bunked classes for an impromptu picnic, drowned in the raging Pandavkada waterfall in the Kharghar town of Maharashtra on Saturday, a police officer said.
The incident occurred around 11 am when the girls skipped their classes to go to the picturesque waterfall along with six other friends. Three of the girls were studying in the SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce. The three girls have been identified by the college authorities as Aarti Nair, Neha Dama and Shweta Nand. The fourth victim, Sneha Jain, is not from the same college. She has been identified by some of her friends who were part of the picnic group.
“The college is functioning normally, despite heavy rains. The classes started at 7.30 am, but these three girls were absent today. We also learnt of this tragedy from the police and mediapersons,” college Principal Milind Vaidya said. Pandavkada waterfalls are listed as a dangerous picnic spot and picnickers are banned from going there. It is not clear how the girls managed to reach the restricted area and whether there was security deployed at the spot. — IANS
Guj expects more rain
- Workers push a vehicle through a waterlogged area in Surat. Met Department has predicted “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in south Gujarat.
- Many rivers are flowing near the danger mark, keeping authorities on their toes. Four teams of NDRF were deployed in districts of south Gujarat.
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