Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed concern over the firecracker accident that took place at Narendra Puskarini in Puri on Wednesday.
Taking his X handle CM Patnaik wrote, “I am sorry to hear about the accident at Narendra Puskarini in Puri. The Chief Secretary and the District administration have been instructed to ensure proper treatment of the injured and to monitor smooth operation. All the medical expenses of the injured will be borne from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. My sincere prayers to Mahaprabhu for the speedy recovery of all.”
ପୁରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପୁଷ୍କରିଣୀ ନିକଟରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ଅଘଟଣ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଆହତମାନଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତମ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବା ସହ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ତଦାରଖ ପାଇଁ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ଓ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ପ୍ରଶାସନକୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଛି। ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ରିଲିଫ୍ ପାଣ୍ଠିରୁ ଆହତମାନଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ବହନ କରାଯିବ। ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ…
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 29, 2024
In a devastating incident, one child succumbed to death and more than 30 devotees suffered burn injuries after being exposed to firecracker flares during the Chapa Khela ritual of Lord Jagannath’s holy Chandan Yatra on Wednesday evening at Devi Ghat, near Narendra Pushkarini, Puri.
The injured patients were immediately admitted to the burn unit of District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Puri and subsequently shifted to other hospitals after tension erupted over the lack of doctors.
Nearly 27 injured devotees were referred to hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, whereas other patients were shifted to a private hospital in Puri.
The incident took place when a crowd of devotees gathered to witness the divine ‘Chapa Khela’ ritual at Narendra Pushkarini.
