Man dies after falling into rainwater-filled drain in Noida; police launch probe

Noida, Jul 10 (PTI) A 28-year-old man died allegedly after falling into a roadside drain filled with rainwater while on his way to work in Noida's Sector 58, police said on Friday. Deceased Aryan was a resident of Choda village in Sector 22, Noida. According to police, the incident took place around 9 am on Thursday when Aryan was walking towards a factory in Sector 58 amid heavy waterlogging caused by incessant rain. Preliminary investigation suggests that he was walking over concrete slabs placed on top of a roadside drain as the road was inundated. One of the slabs was allegedly unstable, causing him to fall into the drain. Police said Aryan's friend, Shivam, and others pulled him out of the drain in an unconscious condition. Despite attempts to revive him by administering CPR, he did not regain consciousness. He was rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police said legal proceedings are underway and the circumstances leading to the incident are being investigated. The incident comes amid a series of rain-related accidents in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, which has witnessed heavy rainfall recently, leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion in various parts of Noida and Greater Noida. On Friday, a private compound under construction in Sector 73, Noida, was filled with water, leading to damage to a drain and the collapse of a wall. No one was injured in the incident, though locals claimed that it led to the closure of the adjoining service road. Earlier this week, a 10-year-old boy fell into an open manhole in the Chi-Phi area of Greater Noida while walking with his mother. Bystanders managed to rescue the woman, while the child fell into the drain, highlighting concerns over uncovered drains and civic safety during heavy rainfall. PTI COR KIS SMV RC