On Tuesday, when Palani was standing next to the river, which had overflown due to heavy rains, he slipped and fell. He cried for help while clinging on to a piece of wire hanging near the river bund ....
As the width of the river had reduced to around 30 metre at several locations where work by pile operating machines is under way, engineers say the width of the river has to be increased to 70 metre to manage an event of cloudburst this monsoon ....