Question

In the year 2016, a mishap took place near Mahad in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The 106
years old British-era bridge over the Savitri River collapsed into the river. Two buses carrying 22
people went missing after being swept away by the river. Navy divers, helicopter of Coast Guard
began the rescue operation of the affected area. A 300 kg magnet was lowered into the swollen
Savitri River by the rescue team. Why do you think the huge magnet was lowered into the river?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The huge magnet was lowered into the river to pull out the vehicles.

• Magnets attract ferrous materials and since the vehicles including buses, bikes, etc. are made up of alloys of iron, therefore the huge magnets would attract them and with the help of these magnets the missing buses could be pulled out from the river.
• There would be some possibility that the people inside the buses were alive, so to pull them out magnets can be used.