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Community responders honoured after saving toddler from drowning in West Bengal

Kolkata, July 28, 2026: Two community responders who helped save a two-year-old child found floating unconscious in a village pond, were among the lifesavers honoured at a World Drowning Prevention Day programme in Kolkata on Saturday. Manju and Sonamoni, community representatives associated with the Child in Need Institute (CINI), responded with support from a local…

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Centre’s Drowning Prevention Strategy Takes Root in Bengal; UK Experts Visit Dakshin Dinajpur to Hear Community Voices

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South Dinajpur, June 05, 2026: Representatives of the United Kingdom-based Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) visited Dakshin Dinajpur on Saturday to review community-based drowning prevention initiatives being implemented in West Bengal and to hear first-hand accounts from local residents whose lives have been influenced by life-saving training and safety interventions. The visit comes against the…

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