A fence being constructed around the hyacinth-covered pond in New Town’s Eco Park where a four-year-old boy drowned on Saturday Picture by Gautam BoseThe hyacinth-covered pond in New Town’s Eco Park where a four-year-old boy drowned on Saturday was fenced the day after. “The pond was to be cleaned on Monday,” said an official of Hidco, which maintains the 480-acre entertainment park. Debashis Sen, the chairman-cum-managing director of Hidco, said all water bodies in the park would be fenced. The circular pond where Abez drowned is three feet deep, said an official of Hidco. An Hidco official said 21 cameras, all AI-enabled, would be installed near the water bodies.

Source: The Telegraph November 17, 2019 20:26 UTC