Yogi inaugurates solar-powered boat on Saryu River
This initiative marks the commencement of the first-of-its-kind electric solar technology-based service for inland waterways in the country, which would eventually prove to be a game changer.
Three paramedical students drowned in the Saryu river in Colonelganj area here on Friday.
Around 30 students of a local paramedical college had gone to Colonelganj Community Health Centre for training and were taking a stroll at the Saryu ghat when one of them slipped in the river, Colonelganj SDM Harishankar Lal Shukla said.
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Two others, including a girl, jumped into the river to save their friend but all of them drowned, he said.
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The deceased were identified as Sushma (22), Salman (21) and Arvind (23). Their bodies have been fished out and sent for postmortem, the SDM said.
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