Bhubaneswar, July 5: The fire services personnel with the SDRF team have got no trace of the trash picker, who is said to be missing in the swollen drain near the Vani Vihar square in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

Despite an intensive search operation continued for almost 12 hours, neither the body nor any clues regarding the missing trash collector, Anil, have been found yet.

It’s why the teams are yet continuing the operation along with the BMC officials who supervise the search operation in order to address the concern of Anil’s mourning family members.

In a tragic incident, a young trash collector had gone missing after being swept away in a swollen drain near Vani Vihar in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar city on Saturday.

The incident reportedly took place in the afternoon while the man, identified as Anil, a resident of Mayurbhanj, was collecting trashes from the rain-water-swollen drain.

According to reports, Anil who used to pick up left out bottles and other reusable wastes for his livelihood was collecting wastes from the main drainage network located beside the Utkal University. Meanwhile, he slipped into the over-flown drain and was swept away by the high-current due to the influx triggered by the day-long downpour.

On being informed, an intensive rescue operation was carried out by the fire services personnel with the supervision of the BMC authorities. However, the man was nowhere found inside the drain despite a tiring search operation, till late night on Saturday.