Grief-stricken households carry out final rites of 9 individuals who died in temple stampede in Srikakulam district

With inconsolable grief and amid loud sobs, the relations on Sunday carried out the final rites of the 9 individuals who have been killed in a stampede on the Sri Venkateswara temple at Kasibugga in Srikakulam district on Saturday.

There was a pall of gloom at villages resembling Rameswaram, Sivaramapuram, and Pittala Sariya, the place the deceased hailed from.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and Minister of Agriculture Kinjarapu Atchannaidu consoled the grief-stricken households on Sunday, whereas assuring that the federal government would care for them sooner or later.

They additionally handed over ₹15 lakh to every of the households as ex gratia from the State authorities, and guaranteed them that the ₹2 lakh ex gratia introduced by the Union authorities from the PM Relief Fund can be given to them quickly.

The Ministers additional stated that the 25 injured individuals have been being offered state-of-art healthcare at numerous hospitals.

‘Guidelines quickly’

Addressing the media at Nandigama, Mr. Rammohan Naidu stated the federal government would quickly come out with pointers in crowd administration in any respect the temples.

Meanwhile, District Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar and MLA Gondu Shankar handed over cheques for ₹3 lakh to every of the injured admitted to the GEMS Hospital at Ragole village.

Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy visited the temple and enquired concerning the causes for the stampede.

Temple growth

Addressing the media later, he stated a committee had been constituted to inquire into all facets of the incident. “Though trustee Hari Mukund Panda’s efforts in setting up the temple are laudable, ignoring the security of devotees on Karteeka Ekadashi induced immense agony for a lot of,” Mr. Ramanarayana Reddy stated, and guaranteed that the federal government would take steps for the event of the temple after eliciting the opinion of Agama Shastra specialists.

He additional stated there can be no darshan of the presiding deity on the temple for just a few weeks. “As per the temple traditions, particular rituals can be carried out as per Agama Shastra earlier than reopening the temple for devotees,” he added.

Meanwhile, BJP State president P.V.N. Madhav, Anakapalle MP C.M. Ramesh, and Etcherla MLA N. Eswara Rao consoled the injured individuals on the Palasa space hospital.

YSRCP chief Dharmana Krishnadas appealed to the federal government to extend the ex gratia to ₹25 lakh to every of these killed and ₹5 lakh for every of tho injured.