Two bank employees drown in waterlogged Faridabad underpass: Magisterial inquiry ordered

The entry to the underpass had one barricade with a rope, though it was lying on the ground. Police, however, maintained that officers present at the spot had “gestured” to the driver to not enter the underpass but he did so anyway.

The inquiry will be conducted by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr Anand Sharma, who said he will look into the incident and discuss it with all stakeholders to reach a conclusion on what happened and what needs to be done. “I received the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) report to the DC and will start the process of reviewing it tomorrow,” he said.

Meanwhile, MCF officials maintained that three motor pumps of 30HP had been installed and the genset’s capacity was increased from 125KVA to 250KVA to run continuously for longer hours.

Faridabad received 56.4 mm of rainfall till Saturday morning. According to the IMD, Faridabad has received 155.9 mm of rainfall this month so far, 87% excess for this time of the year.

“Apart from this, a tender for augmentation of the dewatering system, along with the construction of a drain to channel the outflow of water, is in process. Generally, underpasses are covered through sheds but here, that doesn’t work as this is a railway underpass… there are also other sources of water accumulation apart from the rain,” a senior official said.

Police said an FIR has yet to be registered in the case.