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Fatal Drownings Across Godavari, Palpala and Ganga Rivers Prompt Safety Measures

Rescue teams are searching for missing youths under new directives to install warning boards at rivers and reservoirs

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Overview

  • Five youths from the same family drowned in the Godavari River at Basar, Telangana, during a holy dip, with four bodies recovered and one still missing.
  • Two youths drowned in Odisha’s Palpala River inside Similipal National Park after slipping into deep water during festival bathing rituals.
  • In Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, two teenagers remain unaccounted for after strong currents in the Ganga River swept them away, prompting NDRF search operations.
  • Telangana’s transport minister has ordered warning signs at ghats, reservoirs and riverbanks and called for caution following a spate of drownings at local water bodies.
  • Authorities attribute heightened risks to recent upstream rains boosting river flows and acknowledge wider concerns over safety during religious and recreational water activities.