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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: IAS aspirants deaths: Why are over 35,000 people drowning every year in India?
Description: The national capital was rocked by student protests last month after three IAS aspirants tragically drowned when the basement library of their coaching centre flooded, following torrential rains. While a police case has been registered and arrests made, the students pointed out that safety norms are routinely violated at coaching centres and stormwater drains in the area were clogged, leading to water inundation. Just this week, a woman and her three-year-old son drowned in a drain in Delhi, again following heavy rains.India has a massive problem that is not acknowledged or recognised enough: preventable drowning deaths...