Ghatal Drain Collapses Hours After Construction: Soil Mixed Instead of Cement, Contractors Flee

• A newly constructed drain in Chandannagar village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur, collapsed within hours of completion.
• Villagers allege that contractors mixed soil instead of cement during the drain's construction.
• Contractors abandoned their tools and fled in a hurry when villagers protested the substandard work.
• Birshing Gram Panchayat Head, Prashant Roy, ordered the demolition and rebuilding of the faulty section, promising action.
• Ghatal Panchayat Samiti Vice-President, Bikash Kar, admitted the allegations and assured strict action against the contracting agency.