Questions are being raised about the death and missing persons figures in the disaster. This can be understood from the fact that a young man who died 22 days ago was included in the disaster data on Thursday. His body was shown to have been recovered on Thursday, whereas the post-mortem of this young man, Ashish Ramola, had already been conducted on August 27th. Ashish Ramola, a resident of Kesarwala, lost his cow on August 27th. He went out with a companion to search for the cow.
During this, Ashish slipped and fell into the Song River. The companion informed the police, and the SDRF recovered Ashish. He was declared dead at the hospital. After the post-mortem, the police handed over his body to his family the same day. 22 days have passed since the disaster in the valley. Many people went missing. Some bodies have been recovered, while others are still missing.
The administration released a list on Thursday. In this, Ashish Ramola’s body was shown to have been recovered on Thursday. Therefore, whose fault is this is a matter of investigation. How did no official have information about a young man whose body was found 22 days ago, or is this a way to ensure that the families of those who died first receive disaster relief benefits? This is a major question.
The result of a lack of coordination between departments
Indeed, the figures of missing people keep changing during a disaster. Someone provides different information, and it is verified differently. When an unidentified body is found, the figures change to dead, and then to missing when it is identified. Many departments work in coordination, with the Revenue Department playing a key role. This lack of coordination was evident in the Doon Valley disaster. There was a discrepancy between the figures received from the State Disaster Management Authority and the numbers released by the district. The figures for missing people change, but there is no investigation into the body found 22 days ago.
A young man who went to search for a cow was swept away in the river and died.
On Wednesday, a young man was swept away in the Song River in Maldevta, Raipur police station area. The body was recovered in Naduwala. The body was handed over to his family after a post-mortem.
