The dying toll from the Nepal bus accident in Nepal`s Tanahun district has risen to 41. Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan confirmed the fatalities throughout a press convention in Mumbai on Friday, reported information company ANI.
A bus carrying round 43 passengers largely Indian vacationers, veered off the highway into the Marsyangdi River at Ainapahara in Nepal`s Tanahun District on August 23.
During the press convention, Minister Mahajan mentioned that the state authorities is in fixed contact with the Nepal administration and likewise with the Embassy of Delhi to coordinate the reduction efforts.
“41 people have died in Nepal after it plunged into the river. We connected with the Embassy in Delhi also. 12 people have been shifted by the Nepal Army to the hospital,” Minister Mahajan mentioned, reported ANI.
Mahajan mentioned that the precise determine is but to be ascertained and added that almost all passengers hailed from Maharashtra`s Jalgaon district.
“We don`t have the exact figure. There are 16-18 more but there can be casualties among them. We are continuously in touch with the district administration and the military and I have also interacted with Dy CM. The rescue efforts are still underway,” he added, reported ANI.
According to officers, the bus was en path to Kathmandu from Pokhara when it met with the Nepal bus accident, reported ANI.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who oversees the catastrophe reduction and rehabilitation division, spoke with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and different senior central officers on Friday relating to the repatriation of our bodies of deceased Indian vacationers. Amit Shah assured CM Shinde of the total cooperation from the central authorities.
According to the Maharashtra Chief Minister`s Office, a particular Indian Air Force plane will carry the our bodies of 24 vacationers tomorrow to Nashik and the our bodies will then be handed over to their households.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde earlier supplied condolences over the deaths and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved households.
In a put up on X, the Maharashtra Chief Minister mentioned that the information of a tragic Nepal bus accident, carrying pilgrims from India, together with Maharashtra`s Jalgaon in Nepal, is deeply saddening.
“Unfortunately, some devotees have lost their lives, while others have been seriously injured. The state government, in coordination with the Nepal Embassy and the Uttar Pradesh government, is ensuring that the injured receive prompt medical attention. The state government is deeply concerned for the victims and their families and stands in solidarity with them during this difficult time,” the put up talked about.
The Maharashtra Chief Minister additional mentioned that efforts are underway to expedite repartiation of the our bodies of the deceased to Maharashtra.
(With inputs from ANI)
