[ad_1] New Delhi: The stampede at New Delhi railway station could have caused more damage, but some steps taken in time brought color. Initially, news came that four women fainted due to the crowd. The situation deteriorated on seeing this. Railway officers, police and disaster management teams were alerted. Several ambulances were deployed at the station. This stampede continued for about 15 minutes. 18 people died and many people were seriously injured in the accident. The officials immediately took action and evacuated the platforms. Special trains were run for trapped passengers. "Many special trains were immediately engaged in service and passengers were rushed to their destination, which emptied the platforms," a senior official said.Rescuers were struggling with big challengesAccording to fire officials, the traffic jam on the roads delayed rescue work. They were trapped in Paharganj. A fire officer said, "We had to adopt another route to reach the spot." The second major challenge in front of the rescuers was a huge crowd on the platforms. A senior fire officer said, "Even after the incident, people gathered on platforms. We asked them to move and give them way, but they did not listen. 'Stamped, then alert workersRPF and GRP officials said at around 9 pm that the teams monitoring the CCTV footage first saw something wrong and immediately alerted the other employees. Initially 70 employees were deployed. Apart from policemen, 30 more employees were added to assistance.According to the standard operation process (SOP), six additional companies were sent by the Police Headquarters to control the stampede. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, Joint Police Commissioner Vijay Kumar and DCP KPS Malhotra also reached the spot. Rescue work was started with the help of porter and vendors. RPF and GRP also prevented people from passing through tracks as there was a risk of another accident.Elders crushed before my eyesA vendor saw a man crushing in front of his/her eyes. he/she said, 'The crowd kept pushing, and I saw an elder losing my balance and falling. Before the elderly could understand anything, people kept climbing on them. I shouted for help, but could not stop anyone. Everyone was just trying to save themselves.Many passengers said that the passengers were so bad in chaos that they had no time to collect their belongings. Shoes, slippers, clothes and bags were scattered on the stairs. There were pieces of torn clothes on the tracks. Later at night, allegations that relatives of several stampede victims were asked to leave the station immediately by giving cash compensation. A picture came out with these claims on social media, but it could not be confirmed independently. [ad_2]
