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Kolkata: Two hurt as jetty collapses at Ahiritola Ghat
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Kolkata: Two hurt as jetty collapses at Ahiritola Ghat

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 01 Sep 2019, 04:16 pm

Kolkata, Sept 1 (UNI) Two persons were injured when a jetty at the Ahiritolla ghat in north Kolkata collapsed triggered by sudden high tide at Bhagirati river today.

Among the injured was an employee of the Ahiritolla ghat in the eastern bank of Bhagirathi, was rushed to a hospital.


The jetty, which used as platform for commuters to board and get down onto the ferry services, split apart from the main section and fell onto the water body. The mishap happened around 1200 hours and the casualty was less due to holiday for being the Sunday.


All the ferry ghats connecting the banks of east (Kolkata) and west (Howrah) are always busy ferrying the people across the water body to Howrah and Kolkata.  

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