Balcony collapses during Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad: One youth watching the yatra dies, 38 including 3 children injured

The country’s second largest Rath Yatra after the Puri Rath Yatra in Odisha is held at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad.

A portion of the balcony of the second floor of a building collapsed on Tuesday at Dariyapur Kadianaka road in Ahmedabad. A person who was visiting the Rath Yatra died after coming under its grip. 38 people, including 3 children, have been injured and have been admitted to the Civil Hospital.

The Rath Yatra started at 7.40 am from the Lord Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad. All the three chariots reached Dariyapur at 5 pm. Here he was stopped near a temple for about 15 minutes. They left after worship. When they reached Kadianaka area, this accident happened. However, now the Rath Yatra has left from Kadianaka.

After the accident, the local people took the injured to the hospital.

Negligence of the Metropolitan Municipality
The negligence of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has also come to the fore behind this accident. Notice was to be given to all the dangerous and dilapidated houses on the Rath Yatra route. But even after investigation, no notice was issued for this house. After the accident, the injured were being taken to the hospital, then the team of the Municipal Corporation reached home after taking the notice.

See the situation after the accident in the photos

The balcony of this building fell during the Rath Yatra.

Immediately after the accident, the Municipal Corporation team gave a notice to the owner of the house.

Debris lying on the spot after the accident. It is a matter of pride that these big stones did not fall on anyone’s head.

After the accident, a situation of stampede was created on the spot.

Barricading was done on both sides of the road for the rath yatra, so that the crowd did not enter the yatra.

Country’s second largest Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad
Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is being taken out across the country on Tuesday. The country’s second largest Rath Yatra after the Puri Rath Yatra in Odisha is held at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad. Home Minister Amit Shah performed Mangala Aarti along with his family at Jamalpur Jagannath Temple in the morning.

The rath yatra started at 7 am in Ahmedabad. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel started the Rath Yatra by performing the Pahind method. Earlier, at 4.30 in the morning, God had Khichda. At 6.30 all the three idols of God were seated in the chariot.

Photos of Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad…

Mangala Aarti was performed at Lord Jagannath Temple at 4 am. Amit Shah also joined along with his family.

Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra were seated in the chariot at 6.30 am.

The Jagannath Rath Yatra started at seven in the morning. Aerial view of the temple complex.

Aerial view of Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad.

Devotees arrived in large numbers to have darshan of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra.

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