Family spotted Delhi PG collapse survivor Neeraj on TV from Jammu
A 19-year-old student named Neeraj Bawa was rescued from a collapsed building in Delhi after his family identified him on television news. Despite being trapped under debris for hours, he maintained contact with friends to share his location, aiding in his eventual rescue.
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The story underscores the role of modern communication technology and media in emergency response and family reunification during urban disasters.
A day before the Satya Niketan PG collapsed, 19-year-old Neeraj Bawa called his father in Jammu with news about his second-semester results. “I had talked to him just one day before. Neeraj informed his dad that he had passed the exams. It was their last normal conversation.The following afternoon, Darshan switched on the television at around 3 pm in his Kathua home, and saw images of the building collapse in Delhi's Satya Niketan. Neeraj was studying in the capital and was staying at the PG.Darshan's family began looking closely at the visuals from the rescue operation. It was Neeraj's sister who noticed something familiar on the person being pulled out from the debris- the rakhi on his wrist. That was how the family recognised him.
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