Diva: JCB Poclain submerged inside Diva Lake due to heavy rains
JCB Poclain machine inside Diva Lake
Thane, June 11: A JCB poclain was stuck inside a lake in Diva following heavy showers. It had gone inside the lake to carry out desilting work. Hydraulic cranes were brought in to remove the poclain.
Sources from the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said the desilting work of Diva Lake near Diva Railway Station was going on from May 2021. For the desilting work, the water from the lake was removed.
Recently, after completing the day, the driver of the poclain machine parked it in the lake itself. The overnight rain increased the water level in lake and the JCB got submerged in the water, said Shailesh Patil, local corporator of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena from Diva.
Thane: 16-year-old boy drowns while swimming in lake at Diva
ByRia SharmaRia Sharma / Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 12:12 IST
Diva lake, was found on Monday morning.
The boy has been identified as Aaryan Chipa, a resident of Kharvali Devi Chawl in Diva.
Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management chief,
Santosh Kadam, told Mirror Online, “The boy had gone swimming with his four other friends on Sunday. After a while, the boy suddenly got breathless and was feared to have drowned in the waters.”
“The nearby residents then alerted the rescue officials and a search operation to trace and fish out the boy from the water body was undertaken immediately,” he added.