On receiving information about the children being trapped, the water of the dam was immediately stopped.
Mandi/Bilaspur: 2 children were badly trapped due to sudden increase in water in the Sutlej river in Khangar village of Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. However, it is a matter of relief that these two children were safely saved from the readiness of the officials of the NTPC Coldum Project and the bravery of some villagers. The incident took place on Wednesday evening, when 3 children – 8 -year -old Krish, her 10 -year -old sister Mannat and 12 -year -old Anuj Thakur were playing on the banks of the Sutlej River.
When the girl made a noise, the villagers reached the spot
According to officials, the 800 MW coldum project located in the upper part of the river was releasing water for electricity generation. The siren was played for this. As the water level rises, Krish and Anuj sat on a large stone between the river, while the vow somehow came out of the water. Mannat made noise, after which many people from Mandi and Bilaspur district gathered on both sides of the river. As soon as this news was received by Anjana Kumari, ward member of Lower Bhated Panchayat, she immediately approached the dam officials.
Dam management immediately closed the dam gates
On receiving information about the children being trapped, the dam management immediately closed the gates of the dam, which reduced the flow of water. On decreasing the water level, 55 -year -old Rajendra Kumar of the lower Bhater village jumped into the river with the help of ropes and reached the children safely. Rajendra, a driver by profession, said, ‘At around 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening, I received the news that two children were stranded in the water. I immediately ran to save them. ‘ However, the closing of the dam’s gate stopped power generation for some time and also caused other losses.
People thanked Dam Management
On Thursday, the parents, public representatives and other villagers of the children reached the office of NTPC Coldum and thanked the management. Rajendra Kumar, who saved children on this occasion, was also honored. In this way, due to the mutual support of villagers and dam management, 2 innocent people survived, otherwise a big accident could have happened. (PTI)
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