Two-year-old girl drowns in SRSP canal in Peddapalli

According to the police, Das Sagar, a native of Angul district in Odisha, migrated with his family to Kalvacherla seven months ago to work at the SBK bricks industry. While the parents were working at the brick kiln, their child accidentally fell into the canal and was swept away. Unable to find the child, the parents searched the canal, but their efforts were in vain.

Peddapalli: A two-year-old girl, Das Gelli drowned in the SRSP D-83 canal near Kalvacherla of Ramagiri mandal on Sunday.

According to the police, a native of Angul district of Odisha, Das Sagar along with family migrated to Kalvacherla seven months ago to work in the SBK bricks industry.

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While the parents were engaged in the work in the brick kiln unit, the child accidentally fell into the canal and was washed away. As the child was not seen, the parents searched for her in the canal but in vain.

They then informed the police. SI Chandra Kumar reached the spot and launched a search operation by stopping water release into the canal.

The body was found about 700 metres away from the spot.