The recent incident of a man falling into an open drain in Vambay (Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana) Colony in Vijayawada has brought the issue of the danger posed by open drains to the fore once again.
On February 22 (Thursday) morning, the body of K. Appanna, a 47-year-old auto driver, was found in the drain adjacent to the Ravindra Bharathi Public School in the colony. Nunna Police Station Sub-inspector Srinivasa Rao said that while they are waiting for the post-mortem report, it looks like an accident where he either slipped while walking home or may have fallen into the drain under the influence of alcohol on February 21 (Wednesday) night.
The police officer said that a similar incident involving a middle-aged man falling into the same drain was reported just last month. “We suspect that this too was a case where the man was drunk. We have written to the corporation requesting that the drain be closed to prevent such incidents as there is a bar nearby,” Mr. Srinivasa Rao said.
