Kolkata: Two dozen fire department officials, 20 strange police officers, a number of civilian personnel and around 50 strange locals lent aid to save a 65-year-old woman in a new city stranded in the middle of the road – her legs.
Trapped in the channel cover – for three and a half hours in the middle of downpour on Tuesday.
DLF New Town Heights Resident Jayashree Roy Chowdhury waded back home through a flooded stretch when his leg was trapped between the covers of drain and drain edges near Sukhabrishti in the new city.
After his legs finally Pred, Roy Chowdhury was taken to the Salt Lake hospital for treatment.
He returned home later in the afternoon.
“My mother-in-law is safe now.
We really are indebted to the locals and administration that lends their support and ensures my mother-in-law never feels panic,” said son-in-law of Roy Chowdhury to Ti.
After his legs finally Pred, Roy Chowdhury was taken to the Salt Lake hospital for treatment.
Roy Chowdhury went to the local market for some shopping shopping.
He walked home at around 11 o’clock in the morning navigating knee water when he accidentally stumbled on the shaky channel cover and his right foot down to the underground channel before the cover was jammed again, trapping his legs.
Eyewitness said the woman shouted in pain when she fell in the water.
Those who were close to him initially thought he had slipped and fell and tried to pull him but realized his legs stuck somewhere.
The complex security guard originally tried to pull it.
Then two men tried to go down into the water and try pushing the channel cover to release his feet.
But everyone fails.
Police were alerted and many officers tried to move the channel cover but also failed.
Firefighting officials reached the place and tried to move the first channel cover with an empty hand and then with crowbars and chisel but failed again.
“The woman began to be tense and sick sitting in water with heavy rain.
All the neighbors were very protective when we took turns to hold the umbrella above her head and gave him to eat from time to time,” said Kalyan Bose, one of the neighbors.
When the clock ticked, senior administration and police officials rushed to the place.
The Chairman of the NKDA Debasisan Sen relates to the citizenship and new city of DCP Bishop Sarkar before three pumps were called to spend water but did not even help.
Finally, a group of separate firefighters reached the place with a gas cutter and drilling machine and dismantling the channel cover to finally release his legs.
The police took him to a local hospital where he was given first aid before they released it.
But the occupants are vowels about poor drainage conditions in the area.
Chairman of NKDA Sen said he had instructed the PHE department to carry out the examination of sewer holes and drain the cover in all areas of the NKDA and take urgent precautions.