Now the stadium needs renovation, but lack of coordination between officials of the Sports Department and the PAU, the cycling track is in a shambles. The last mega event - Asian Cycling Championship - was held at the velodrome in 2005. It was one of the best velodromes in the country at one time, but its condition has deteriorated due to non-maintenance. The velodrome was constructed by the sports department in 1989 at a cost of around Rs 4 crore on the land owned by the PAU. Officials from sports department allege that the PAU has occupied the office, changing rooms, washrooms in the velodrome. The condition of the cycling track, boundary walls, seating area and the store room is pathetic. The velodrome at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is in a bad shape due to the conflict over its possession between the Punjab Agricultural University and the Sports Department. Geeta was a Class VII student of a government school at "We managed to kill the snake we saw today," said the victim's brother, adding that a vacant plot in the vicinity was harbouring snakes. Today morning, another snake was seen in their home. The next day, the family saw a snake slithering away out of their house. She died on August 14 evening,” said Suresh. "She was taken to a private hospital from where she was referred to the DMCH. Within a few minutes, she started vomiting and her condition deteriorated. The victim's elder brother Suresh, who stays in a nearby house, said Geeta told her mother that something had bitten her while she was asleep. Her parents were sleeping outside the room in the open. She raised the alarm and her three siblings, who were sleeping on the bed in the same room, rushed to help her. Geeta, a resident of Haibowal, was sleeping on the floor at her home when a snake bit her. The body of child was kept at the mortuary of the Samrala Civil Hospital and his postmortem will be conducted tomorrow.Ī 14-year-old girl died of snakebite in Haibowal on the Monday night. Jaspal said they had repeatedly requested their neighbour Kulwant Singh to cover the septic tank, but to no avail.ĭSP JS Cheema and SHO Harjinder Singh reached the spot and a case was registered under Section 304-A against Kulwant Singh. He was rushed to the Machhiwara Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The family started looking for the child and found hisīody in the tank around 3.30 pm. Jaspal said his son Rohit Kumar, who was playing fell into the tank. He said his neighbour was constructing a septic tank in his yard which was filled with water. His three-year-old son was playing, while his two children were at home. Jaspal Singh, father of the child and a resident of Govind Nagar Rahon Road, Machhiwara, said he and his wife were not at home when the incident took place. A three-year-old child died when he fell into a newly constructed septic tank at Machhiwara today.