In a proactive move aimed at ensuring the safety of schoolchildren, the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department, following directives from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will launch a comprehensive inspection campaign.
Rahul Gandhi visited the families affected by the Hathras stampede on Friday and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide fair compensation for the victims.
In anticipation of potential floods, the Yogi government has undertaken extensive preparations across the state to control the situation in the state and established 612 flood posts in 24 highly sensitive and 16 sensitive areas, where NDRF, SDRF and PAC troops have been deployed.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday said that the state government of Uttar Pradesh will act on all the elements that will come out in the investigation of the stampede incident in Hathras that claimed the lives of 121 people.
According to the preliminary report, the stampede occurred when devotees tried to collect soil from the preacher's feet and were stopped by security personnel, leading to a rush and subsequent chaos.
Swatantra Dev Singh inspected the embankments in Nagla Varan, where an alert has been issued after the recent heavy rains, to ensure they were prepared for any flooding.
Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left for stampede-affected Hathras. He will be meeting the families affected by the stampede, that claimed the lives of 121 people.
Indian and Mongolian troops performed Yoga in the picturesque background of Meghalaya. Both sides are participating in Exercise Nomadic Elephant at the State-of-the-Art Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya.
Mathur also mentioned that six people have been arrested in the incident and Rs 1 lakh reward has been announced on the arrest of the main accused, Prakash Madhukar.
Uttar Pradesh Police constable Sheela Maurya, who was on security duty at the Hathras religious event, said the stampede occurred as a large number of people rushed to exit the venue together. In the Hathras stampede, 123 people were killed.
Earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Police conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri for 'Bhole Baba', a self-styled godman who conducted a 'satsang' in Hathras where the stampede took place.