Pushkaram tragedy: List of the deceased
Rajahmundry: The first day of Godavari Pushkarams in Rajahmundry stated on a bad note. The failure in management of crowd ended up taking away lives of 37 pilgrims and leaving many more injured.
The massive publicity pulled in enormous crowds that the authorities failed in managing. Most of them were from Srikakulam, Vizag, East Godavari and West Godavari districts. The stampede survivors are admitted into Rajahmundry government hospital with serious injuries.
The following is the list of the deceased:
- Buddhavarapu Lakshmi(65)- West Godavari district, Edagandi
- Gorrla Mangamma- Vizag district, Pendurthi
- Deshineni Krishnakumari (52)- East Godavari district, Vemvaram
- Parama- Vizianagaram District,Badangi Mandal Paltheru
- Pidithali- Vizianagaram District, Badangi Mandal Paltheru
- Appala Swami - Bobbili
- Krishnayya –Yanam
- Anathalakshmi (32)
- Sathyavathi
- Narsamma – Srikakulam
- Prasanth
- Venkatayya Naidu- Narasanna palii
- Janakamma (55)- Nellore
- Parvathamma – vizianagaram
- Kothhavolu Kalavathi- Srikakulam
- Paturu Amaravathi- Aamudalavalasa
- Venkatalakshmi- Rajahmundry
- Krishnaveni –Vijayawada
- Naryanamma- Tuni
- Rathnam- Yanam
- Parvathala Rajeshwari- Nellore
- Ambati Tirupathamma- Kalinga Kashipuram, Srikakulam
- Ammathalamma- Sonthabommali, Srikakulam
- Vijayamma- Vizag
- Pottni Mahalakshmi- Vizag
- Lakshmana Roa – Tadepalligudem
- Mittaparthi SatyavATHI- Dowaleshwaram
- Sanupalli Ammayama –Srikakulam
- Rangaswami