President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday expressed condolences following the loss of lives due to a stampede on the route to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
In a post on X, Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote, "Upon reaching the District Hospital in Haridwar, I inquired about the well-being of the devotees injured in the accident on the Mansa Devi Temple road. I obtained detailed information from the doctors about the health condition of the injured an
AIIMS Rishikesh Director Dr Meenu Singh said that four people are in critical condition after the stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi Temple on Sunday morning.
President of Mansa Devi Mandir Trust, Mahant Ravindra Puri, clarified that the stampede was not an incident of electrocution, further stating that the incident occurred when someone slipped in the temple, causing the stampede.
"The injured are being treated. Some have been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh. Our priority is that they get good treatment and recover soon. A toll-free number has also been issued. Magisterial inquiry has been ordered and ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed deep distress over a stampede on the route to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, where six people died in a stampede.
In a post on social media X, the CM wrote that the contributions by the Bharat Ratna awardee in the fields of science, education and nation-building were unparalleled.
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