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On The Danger Line
The New Indian Express Chennai
|August 24, 2025
Five electrocution deaths due to snapped power cables in 2 months have brought to fore the lack of inter-departmental coordination
Even before the onset of the northeast monsoon this year, the city has had five electrocution deaths due to snapped power cables in the last two months, including that of a 30-year-old sanitary worker early on Saturday. While the state government's response has been largely reactive, it seems to have no clear roadmap for preventing such deaths.
This story is from the August 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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