kerwa

A 16-year-old boy, who had gone to kerwa Dam area along with his five friends for picnic, drowned in a pit near the stop dam in the downstream of the reservoir on Sunday evening.

The roads to serene landscapes in kerwa and Kaliasot area during the monsoon season are occupied by stray cattle not only at daytime but also at night. As one moves further from Bhadbhada/National Judicial Academy towards Ratibad, stray cattle can be seen freely roaming around on the four-lane and grazing on the central verge.

Tiger movement near kerwa dam, the area where big cat was sighted last year, triggered fear among villagers, on Friday.Incidentally, a meeting of RSS members was held in the area.

The tigress, which strayed into the kerwa jungles from May last year, had given birth to two cubs, Forest department officials have confirmed on Sunday. The tigress was spotted twice in the premises of National Judicial Academy, here.

With Bhopal falling in a unique ‘man-tiger’ conflict zone, there is little that the government can do to relocate the tigers straying around the kerwa dam area or the outskirts of the city. According to law, an animal can only be captured or relocated if it becomes a danger to human life.

A student of class 10 drowned in kerwa dam and another student was saved and hospitalized on Saturday afternoon. A case was registered at Ratibad police station.

kerwa and its surroundings on the city outskirts seems to have become one of the most popular adventure activity zones with greenery and natural beauty in abundance .

Mayor-in-council (MiC) of Bhopal municipal corporation (BMC) has okayed a proposal of Rs 52 crore for kerwa and Narmada water supply project on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, seven teams of forest department, comprising more than 60 ground staff in Bhopal, Sehore and Raisen districts, are keeping a watch on the movement of the tiger, officials said.

Snail’s pace of road construction has badly hit commuters on the Trilanga and kerwa dam roads section. The two prominent roads that witness high density of traffic has been under construction for the past three months.

The death of three boys, who drowned in ‘Mout Ka Kuan’ in kerwa Dam downstream on Thursday, has once again raised concerns.

Body of a 39-year-old man was found in kerwa River in Kolar locality on Saturday. A poison bottle was found beside the body. Police suspected that he might have consumed it. No injuries were spotted on his body. Incident would get clear as the investigation proceeds.

Three school friends drowned in the infamous 'Maut Ka Kuan' downstream of kerwa Dam in Ratibad on Thursday afternoon. According to a fourth boy, who was with them, they died trying to save each other after one of the boys slipped into deeper water.

Use of rudimentary technology for overhead power distribution could cost the road along kerwa area its thick forest cover.

A burst pipeline turned into a 30-feet fountain in Kolar area in Bhopal on Monday — after a JCB machine hit the underground water supply pipeline.

Unidentified accused broke the rear windscreen of a doctor’s car parked near ‘Mout Ka Kuan’ in kerwa dam area in Ratibad on Sunday evening and stole Rs 1.5 lakh kept in an envelope locked in the dashboard compartment.