A tragedy waiting to happen at Udhna Yard

Surat | Tuesday | 10th July, 2018

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I will raise the issue with the concerned officials of Western Railway in Mumbai.” During heavy rain, the entire stretch is flooded with rain water and the pits are not visible from above. They have been dug at a stone’s throw away from the houses in Bhavna Nagar, Budhh Society and Ichhaba Society. “An SMC officer also fell in the pit and suffered injuries,” Shaikh said.“The pits are dug up for over five weeks now and it has become a mosquito breeding stretch. Surat: Residents of Udhna Yard area on the eastern side of the Surat-Mumbai railway track are staring at a tragedy to happen as the railway authorities have left 129 seven feet deep pits open and unattended for over one month now.Following heavy rains, the pits are full of water and a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes..