The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to extend the announced compensation of Rs 1 crore to the kin of doctors and nearby residents who lost their lives in the recent aircraft crash over a hostel in Ahmedabad.
On Thursday, the Air India flight AI171 was en route to London from Ahmedabad when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport, ramming into a doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Air India on Saturday announced that an interim financial assistance package of Rs 25 lakh (approximately GBP 21,000) will be provided to the "families of the deceased and to the survivor" in the tragic crash of the London-bound Air India flight that rammed into a doctors' hostel in the Megh
"More than 100 doctors have reached the hospital campus to support the government. Unfortunately, we have lost four medical students and a doctor's wife. But fortunately, we have saved more than 45 medical students in the hostel area."
Health authorities in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have reported a mild uptick in COVID-19 cases, though officials assert that the situation remains under control with no indication of widespread concern.
A second-year medical student from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, Aryan Rajput, who was pursuing MBBS in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, died due to the plane crash incident that occurred on Thursday.
Speaking about the aftermath of the crash, CM Saha noted that the aircraft fell in a populated area where students and doctors were having their meals, leading to further casualties on the ground.
The plea filed by Dr. Saurav Kumar and Dr. Dhruv Chauhan on Friday has urged the Supreme Court to direct the Central Government to immediately announce and disburse interim compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the families of all deceased victims, including the resident doctors who were present at
A day after the devastating AI 171, plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Survivors--students, professors, staff, and family members--were seen evacuating with luggage from the premises BJ Medical College doctors' hostel on Friday.
The couple, both doctors, along with their three children, lost their lives after Air India 171, bound for London, took off and seconds later sank and descended into a fireball.