2008 Naina Devi temple stampede

Stampede which took place in Himachal Pradesh August 2017 August 2017 Naina Devi stampede 3 August 2008 15:00 IST Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Stampede, crushed to death, asphyxiation 146 150 The 2008 Naina Devi temple stampede occurred on 3 August 2008 in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. 146 people died and 150 were injured when they were crushed, trampled, or forced over the side of a ravine by the movement of a large panicking crowd. Witness accounts suggest that events were initiated after a rain shelter collapsed, which worshipers mistakenly took to be a landslide.Megha Mann Jai Kumar 146 die in Naina Devi stampede https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080804/main1.htm The Tribune (India) 6 July 2014 Anandpur Sahib / Bilaspur 3 August 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7539509.stm 'Scores killed' in India stampede BBC News Online 2008-08-03 2008-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20081003090200/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7539509.stm 3 October 2008 livePatil Gangadhar Madhya Pradesh temple stampede: 27 of 29 stampedes in country in last five years at religious places http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-madhya-pradesh-temple-stampede-27-of-29-stampedes-in-country-in-last-five-years-at-religious-places-1904000 dnaIndia.com Diligent Media Corporation 6 July 2014 New Delhi, India 15 October 2013 There were as many as 3000 devotees at the temple because it was a sacred place (called a "Shakti pitha") in the holy month of Shraavana of the Hindu Calendar. According to Daljit Singh Manhas, a senior police officer from the area, at least 40 of the victims were children.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4452904.ece More than 100 die in Indian temple stampede Times Online 2008-08-03 London Jeremy Page 2008-08-04September 2024 medicmedic The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal, announced a government compensation of Rs. 100,000 (approximately US$2500) for those who died and Rs. 50,000 (approximately US$1250) for the seriously injured.http://www.himvani.com/news/2008/08/03/stampede-at-naina-devi-mandir-125-feared-killed/1603/news/himvani/ Stampede at Naina Devi Mandir, 125 feared killed Sahib Anandpur Himvani 2008-08-03September 2016 medicmedic 50,000 people had been expected to attend Naina Devi during the day of the stampede, as part of a nine-day festival which had just started. The pilgrimage resumed on the next day, 4 August 2008. Gaurav Singh Saini, a 13-year-old boy from Tohana (a town located near Haryana-Punjab border) Haryana, saved 50-60 people during the stampede, and received the Bharat Award, the highest award at the 2009 National Bravery Awards.21 children to get National Bravery Awards for 2009 http://www.ptinews.com/news/474070_21-children-to-get-National-Bravery-Awards-for-2009 Press Trust of India (PTI) 18 January 2010 20 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120050426/http://www.ptinews.com/news/474070_21-children-to-get-National-Bravery-Awards-for-2009 20 January 2010 live Stampede Devotees standing in a queue initially saw the collapse of a rain shelter. This triggered a false cry of "landslide!" as it was raining on the day of the stampede. People reportedly tried to move outside the railings put up by the police for crowd control, but the police refused to allow any more movements. The railings later collapsed and people fell on each other, starting the stampede.http://www.ibnlive.com/news/naina-devi-stampede-death-toll-reaches-146-yatra-resumes/70373-3.html?xml Naina Devi stampede: Death toll reaches 146, yatra resumes 4 August 2008 CNN IBN 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080807014156/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/naina-devi-stampede-death-toll-reaches-146-yatra-resumes/70373-3.html?xml 7 August 2008 live Reaction right|200px|thumb|Naina Devi Temple thumb|right|The Naina Devi guard rail was much like this one. Rajnath Singh, the current leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India, responded to the stampede by releasing a statement in the hours after the disaster. "I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic death of over 100 pilgrims. I convey my deep felt condolences to the family members of all those who have lost their lives or have been injured in the incident," he said.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200808032069.htm BJP expresses shock over death of pilgrims in HP The Hindu 2008-08-03 Chennai, India 2008-08-03 6 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080806052704/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200808032069.htm dead Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal responded by announcing an inquiry into the incident.http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/11508/38/ HP CM orders magistrial inquiry into Naina Devi stampede Jagota Satish Punjab Newsline 2008-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080812031432/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/11508/38/ 12 August 2008 dead The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari, and the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee, conveyed condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the incident.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vice-President-expresses-shock-over-loss-of-lives-at-stampede/articleshow/3321816.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121021131452/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-03/india/27898116_1_stampede-naina-devi-temple-shock-and-grief live 2012-10-21 Vice President expresses shock over loss of lives at stampede 2008-08-03 The Times of India 2008-08-03http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080059946 Political reactions NDTV 2008-08-04 The Tribune criticized the poor infrastructure and ill-maintained roads at the shrine, reporting that a team of doctors and paramedics were unable to reach the site of the accident until hours after the stampede.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080804/main2.htm It was a tragedy waiting to happen Khanna Mohit The Tribune(Chandigarh) 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080808032701/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080804/main2.htm 8 August 2008 live The Times of India observed that there had been no improvement in crowd management even though a similar stampede took place in the shrine in 1978 after rumors of a landslide spread, killing 65 people.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/30-years-ago-similar-tragedy-at-shrine-had-claimed-65-lives/articleshow/3322379.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121021131458/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-04/india/27899904_1_naina-devi-temple-stampede-tragedy live 21 October 2012 30 years ago, similar tragedy at shrine had claimed 65 lives Bodh Anand The Times of India 2008-08-04 4 August 2008 As is often the case during disasters, the mobile telephone network around Naina Devi had insufficient capacity to serve the large number of phone calls by worried relatives.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080804/main3.htm Panicky relatives face mobile network jam Mann Megha 2008-08-03 Tribune News Service 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080808034107/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080804/main3.htm 8 August 2008 live Post-mortem report of victims Post-mortem examinations conducted on victims of the Naina Devi temple stampede confirmed that the deaths were caused by asphyxiation. Post-mortem reports of 101 bodies out of a total of 141 victims taken to the civil hospital at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, 18 km from the site, have indicated compression of the chest causing asphyxiation and death, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) P C Akela said. Akela, who remained stationed at Anandpur Sahib after the incident, said post-mortems were not carried out on 40 of the dead at the request of their relatives.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200808061543.htm Chennai, India The Hindu Asphyxiation cause of deaths in temple stampede 2008-08-06 7 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080808145410/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200808061543.htm 8 August 2008 live See also 2008 Jodhpur stampede References Stampede in India kills at least 140 31.359 N 76.488 E type:city_region:IN-HP title Category:Human stampedes in 2008 Category:2008 disasters in India Category:Human stampedes in India Category:2000s in Himachal Pradesh Category:Disasters in Himachal Pradesh