The police has recovered bodies of the two school boys who drowned on May 5 in Singh dwar ganga canal from Pathri power house. Both the boys from Arsh Gurukulum of Noida had come to Gurukul Kangri university for their final examination and had gone to ganga ghat near to the university to take a dip in the cool waters to beat the heat but had drowned in the swirls of the river.
The rescue operation was launched for two days by the Jal police. On Saturday around 2 pm in the afternoon, the localites witnessed two bodies stuck in Pathri power house and informed the police. Speaking to the Pioneer, thana incharge of Kankhal Ritesh Shah said, “The corpses of student Harish Panwar and Dheeraj have been recovered and sent to the district hospital for the post mortem and the family members have been informed.”
In the past few days as many as 10 drowning incidents have been reported at different ghats along the ganga canal. With the rising temperatures the people go for ganga dip and not knowing the speedy flow of waters, drown themselves.