Odisha

T-Setu Bridge Stampede In Odisha: Sec 144 Clamped Near Singhanath Temple For 2 Days

By
OB Bureau

Cuttack: The local administration imposed Section 144 of the CrPc near Singhanathdev temple to maintain law and order after a 45-year-old woman was killed and 8 others, including several children, were injured in a stampede on the Badamba-Gopinathpur bridge over the Mahanadi in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Saturday.

The Executive Magistrate, Badamba, has clamped the prohibitory orders for two days, Sunday and Monday, restricting entry of people on the 3.4km long T-bridge, which connects Singhanath shrine located in the middle of the river, and cancelled all programmes. The bridge was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in December 2021.

According to sources, over 1.5 lakh devotees thronged the shrine on the occasion of Makar Mela, which was being held after a gap of two years due to COVID restrictions, on Saturday while the administration had deployed only three platoons of the police force, expecting a gathering of only 30,000 to 40,000 devotees. The bridge got chock-a-block resulting in the stampede between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm. Several people also fell unconscious because of the huge rush while many jumped off the bridge to the sand bed of the river and sustained injuries.

The deceased was identified as Anjana Swain of Pathapur under Barput gram panchayat in Banki-Dampada block. While five of the injured, including three boys, were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, two are undergoing treatment at Athagarh sub-divisional hospital.

The CM expressed grief over the incident and announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the deceased.

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

AR Rahman Best Man In The World, Certifies Saira Banu; Then Why Their Separation?

Mumbai: There has been a lot of talk over AR Rahman and his wife Saira…

November 24, 2024

Process On To Form NODC In 2-3 Months, Says Odisha CM Mohan Majhi

Sundargarh: The North Odisha Development Council (NODC) would be formed in 2-3 months, said Chief…

November 24, 2024

Odisha DGP Reviews Security Arrangements For President’s Visit To Puri

Puri: Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements for…

November 24, 2024

KISS-DU Convocation Honours 3 Eminent Personalities; 8 PhD Degrees Awarded

Bhubaneswar: Three eminent personalities were conferred honorary D.Litt degrees for their outstanding academic excellence and…

November 24, 2024

INS Kuthar Visits Odisha’s Gopalpur Port To Promote Awareness On Coastal Security

Berhampur: Indian Navy ship INS Kuthar docked in Gopalpur port in Odisha's Ganjam district with…

November 24, 2024

Attack On Dharmasala MLA In Odisha: BJD, BJP Trade Charges Over Police Action

Jajpur: Ruling BJP and Opposition BJD were engaged in trading charges against each other on…

November 24, 2024

After Jaiswal-Kohli-Bumrah Heroics, Can India Beat Australia By Record Margin In 1st Test?

Perth: It was the perfect day of Test cricket for Team India. The visiting team…

November 24, 2024

Youth Beats Old Mother To Death In Odisha’s Angul

Angul: A youth allegedly beat his old mother to death following an argument over a…

November 24, 2024