Sawant said he visited North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa town in the early morning after he found out about the Goa temple stampede
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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that an inquiry will be conducted into the temple stampede in North Goa, in which six people lost their lives in the wee hours of the day, and said the probe report will be made public, reported news agency PTI.
Sawant visited the Goa temple stampede site at Sree Lairai Devi Temple in Shirgao village hours after the incident.
Six people were killed, and several others sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during the annual festival at the temple around 3 am.
Talking to reporters at the site, Sawant said, "I have asked for a detailed inquiry into the incident. We will make the report public."
He said precautions would be taken in the future for all temple festivals in the state to prevent such incidents, reported PTI.
Sawant said he visited North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa town in the early morning after he found out about the Goa temple stampede, reported PTI.
Earlier in the day, Sawant tweeted that he had received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who offered his full support.
At least six persons were killed, and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said.
The incident occurred around 3 am at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village, around 40 km away from Panaji, a police official said.
He said a stampede broke out as thousands of devotees thronged the narrow lanes to the temple for the annual festival.
Talking to PTI, Director General of Police Alok Kumar said six people were killed while several others were undergoing treatment in different hospitals of the state.
"At least 30,000 to 40,000 people had gathered for the festival, and some were standing on a slope. A few persons fell on the slope, causing others to fall on each other," the official said.
He said 40 to 50 people fell on the slope, resulting in the Goa temple stampede, which was confined to that spot.
Thousands of devotees from Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka attend the annual festival at the temple.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited the injured at the North Goa district hospital.
Sawant, in a post on X, said he had received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who offered his full support.
"Deeply saddened by the tragic stampede at the Lairai Zatra in Shirgaon this morning. I visited the hospital to meet the injured and assured all possible support to the affected families. I am personally monitoring the situation to ensure that every necessary measure is being taken," he wrote.
"Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji spoke with me and took detailed stock of the situation, offering his full support during this difficult time."
(With inputs from PTI)
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