Tirupati Temple Stampede: 4 dead, several injured during Vaikunta Ekadashi Darshan tokens distribution in Tirumala
The allocation of Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens was set to begin early Thursday morning, but crowds of devotees began gathering at the centers from Wednesday evening itself.
New Delhi: In a tragic incident sooner than the token distribution for Lord Venkateswara’s darshan in Tirumala, a stampede on the Tirupati temple claimed four lives and left 150 injured. The allocation of Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens used to be set up of dwelling to initiating out early Thursday morning, however crowds of devotees started gathering on the facilities from Wednesday evening itself.
Based on the initial experiences, a stampede-take care of anguish arose on the dwelling of Lord Vishnu in Tirupati. Tragically, a girl devotee from Salem, Tamil Nadu, lost her existence, whereas four others sustained accidents.
The total injured had been taken to the effectively being facility.
Hundreds of devotees grew to change into up from across the country for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam taking off from January 10. “Three girls folks and a man died in the stampede,” the legit confirmed to PTI. Within the intervening time, videos of police administering CPR on a couple of lady devotees and injured persons being shifted in ambulances went viral.
In Tirupati, 90 counters had been set up of dwelling up across 8 facilities. These counters would be found at Indira Maidan, Ramachandra Pushkarini, Srinivasam Advanced, Vishnu Nivasam Advanced, Bhudevi Advanced, Bhairagipatteda Ramanayudu Excessive College, MR Palli Zilla Parishad Excessive College, and Jeevakona Zilla Parishad Excessive College. Additionally, SSD tokens shall be issued to Tirumala residents on the Balaji Nagar Community Hall.
Dy CM Pawan Kalyan Expresses Condolences
I'm deeply distressed to know that six folks died in the stampede that took spot on the facilities set up of dwelling up for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tickets in Tirupati. It is unlucky that devotees who came for the darshan of the Lord met with a tragic dying.
I explicit my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. I counsel the Medical and Neatly being Department to give better medical products and companies to the injured. It has been learned that among the deceased and injured have advance from other areas. I counsel the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam authorities to originate acceptable preparations on to give acceptable info and help to their families.
Similarly, the TTD Governing Council should snatch the responsibility of visiting the families of the deceased and providing them with good enhance.
Within the wake of this incident, I allure to the Jana Sena leaders and Jana Sainiks to give help to the officials and police personnel in managing the queues on the designate counters in Tirupati city.
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