3 kanwariyas fall into Damodar river, saved
Amidst heavy rain, the river's current was dangerously strong, as thousands of Kanwar Yatra devotees had gathered to collect water for Jalabhishek at Chirka Dham situated far at Jharkhand-West Bengal Border in Purulia district. Suddenly, chaos erupted when the youths began to be swept away. Two of them managed to reach the riverbank and were rescued by alert divers. The third youth was carried far but was saved in time. The district administration, anticipating the risk, had deployed professional divers at the ghats. DC Bokaro Ajay Nath Jha has now been issued an alert, urging people to stay away from the river due to the rising water level.
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