Aastha Express, a special train, had set off from Guwahati on the night of May 9 with 547 passengers, mostly from Assam. The train touches religious destinations in north India.
The train touches religious destinations in north India. The three passengers, all elderly, died at various places in Uttar Pradesh due to heatwave. officials said.(PTI Representative Photo)
Aastha Express, a special train, had set off from Guwahati on the night of May 9 with 547 passengers, mostly from Assam. The train touches religious destinations in north India. The three passengers, all elderly, died at various places in Uttar Pradesh due to heatwave. officials said.
Two of them died on Tuesday and the third on Wednesday. One of the deceased was a woman.
Northeast Frontier Railway officials said the train had been rented out to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The corporation had charged Rs 8,100 from each passenger for food, travel and two nights’ accommodation in north India.
Some passengers complained they were not being served adequate water leading to dehydration and death in the case of the three passengers. But a passenger, Umakanta Mali, said they were being served water thrice a day along with meals. “We cannot expect IRCTC to serve 10-12 litres of drinking water to each passenger. It is our responsibility to buy the extra water,” he said.
NFR officials said they were in touch with IRCTC to ensure comfort of the passengers.
“The passengers were given medical attendance. According to IRCTC, the complaint about water has been taken care of,” NFR chief spokesperson Pranav Jyoti Sharma said.
IRCTC’s joint general manager (tourism) SA Karim said most of the passengers were aged, weak and suffering from high blood pressure. “The heat took its toll during the return trip. We took adequate care and provided medical help whenever a passenger fell ill,” he said.
IRCTC’s regional manager PK Dutta said medical test would be conducted for passengers before such tours are organised.
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