Goa temple stampede: CM Sawant orders probe into incident

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced a detailed inquiry into the tragic stampede that claimed six lives and left at least 75 others injured reported the PTIThe incident occurred early hours of Saturday morning at the Sree Lairai Devi Temple in Shirgao village North Goa at around 3 am during the annual Lairai Zatra festivalAccording to the PTI CM Sawant visited the site of the stampede just hours after the incidentAddressing the press he said I have asked for a detailed inquiry into the incident The report will be made publicSawant added that future temple festivals across the state would see more precautionary measures to prevent such tragediesAfter the news of the stampede CM Sawant also visited the North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa to check on the injured He later tweeted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences and full support to the state governmentHealth Minister Vishwajit Rane confirmed that 75 people were treated across various government healthcare facilities in the stateAs per the latest reports 75 patients have been admitted to various government facility centres including Asilo Hospital in Mapusa Community Health Centres CHC in Bicholim and Sankhali and the Goa Medical College GMCrdquo he said in a statement according to the PTIOf the injured at least 18 patients were admitted to Asilo Hospital three are under observation at CHC Bicholim and one is receiving care at CHC SankhaliSadly six people were brought in dead including two women at Asilo Hospital and two at CHC Bicholim Rane addedThe health minister praised the swift response of emergency teams at rescuing the affected people at the siteFirst responders from CHCs acted quickly to stabilize the injured Ten ALS Advanced Life Support ambulances were deployed and patients needing specialised care were referred to GMC which remains on high alert he said as per the PTIThousands of devotees from Goa Maharashtra and Karnataka had gathered at the Sree Lairai Devi Temple for the annual festival The exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined for which the investigations were underwayMeanwhile BJP Goa unit president Damodar Naik said that the Prime Ministers Office is personally monitoring the situation Speaking outside Goa Medical College and Hospital Naik mentioned that six patients at the facility remain in critical conditionThe opposition Congress party extended its condolences to the victims and their families The All India Trinamool Congress AITC called for a thorough probe to fix the situation and asked the government to ensure such incidents do not recurThe state government has assured that all necessary steps are being taken to support the victims and their families and the findings of the inquiry will be made public to maintain transparencyWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params