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Poor safety measures could jeopardise lives at visarjan ghats

<p>Survey of a few important spots in the city by mid-day reveals major safety flaws such as absence of life jackets and safety ropes, among others</p>

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Sangam bridge

Sangam bridge

It appears that the civic administration has not learned its lesson from the September 2 incident which saw seven people drowning in Katraj and the Indrayani river.

Sangam bridge
Sangam bridge. Pic/Dattatray Adhalge

A survey of a few immersion ghats in the city, just a day prior to today’s visarjan, revealed that most of them lacked measures, including safety ropes along the riverbanks.

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