Tragedy Strikes Twice: Noida's Open Drains Claim Lives, Administration Under Fire

• Engineer Yuvraj Mehta died after his car fell into an open drain in Noida's Sector 150, despite a 90-minute struggle witnessed by emergency services.
• Ten months prior, 30-year-old Bharat Bhati also died in Greater Noida after his car fell into a 30-foot pit, a similar incident to Yuvraj's.
• Bharat's elder brother, Dileep Bhati, recounts the tragic day and the family's inability to pursue legal action due to personal circumstances and lack of support.
• Multiple incidents involving open drains have occurred, including a motorcyclist falling into the same drain as Bharat just two days before, and other car accidents.
• Public outrage following Yuvraj's death prompted the Greater Noida Authority to finally take action, identifying and rectifying black spots, raising questions about delayed response after Bharat's death.

Why It Matters: Repeated deaths in open drains highlight administrative negligence and delayed action, only spurred by public outcry.