Jodupala victim dies of heart attack at relief camp
Death allegedly due to negligence of authorities
Sullia: A person died of heart attack at a relief camp set for the rain-flood victims of Madikeri’s Jodupala at the Tekkila Community Hall in Sullia taluk on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Jodupala resident Angara (60). He was under treatment for heart decease for two months.
The Angara family has lost its home and land due to the flood and landslide. Earlier, his wife Muttaka, elder son Laxman, Laxman's wife Sarita, son Mohit and aunti Janaki had taken shelter at a rescue camp in Madikeri. Because of the extreme cold in Madikeri, Six people, including Angara, had reportedly come to the rescue camp at Tekkila three days ago.
“He was deeply saddened by the loss of his home and land from floods and landslides. He had complained severe chest pain for about an hour last night. Then he breathed his last,” his eldest son Lakshman said.
Officers did not register for camp: Family accused
We have lost home and land due to the flood and landslides. Reaching our town from any side is impossible. All roads are closed. Even then, the authorities did not agree to register our names at the Sullia rescue camp. First, we were in Madikeri camp. Because of the extreme cold and father's illness, we came to Sullia camp three days ago.
When contacted a senior officer about this, he said no need of registration, just stay here. My brother Janardhana came from Mangaluru camp six days ago, but the authorities have not yet registered his name and issued the pass to him. My father, who was already depressed after losing home and land, was more saddened by authorities this move. He died of heart attack after complaints of severe chest pain last night, Angara’s elder son Lakshman alleged.
Death allegedly due to negligence of authorities
This incident occurred due to the negligence of the authorities. The government is providing all the privileges to the victims, but the authorities are not delivering it accurately. The authorities have not yet registered their family members in the Sullia camp who have come from the Madikeri camp. Following which Angara suffered the heart attack. Directly authorities are responsible for this death. The government should provide adequate aid to the deceased family.
-Shamshuddin, Jodupala resident
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IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec 3-5
New Delhi (PTI): IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for long during December 3-5.
The compensation would be in addition to the amount that needs to be provided to passengers for flight cancellations under DGCA norms.
In a statement, IndiGo said it regrettably acknowledges that part of its customers travelling on December 3, 4 and 5 were stranded for many hours at certain airports, and a number of them were severely impacted by congestion.
"We will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers. These travel vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months," it said.
The country's largest airline is also facing regulatory heat, and authorities have directed it to reduce winter schedule flights by 10 per cent to stabilise its operations. The carrier was operating around 2,300 flights a day till the disruptions began on December 2.
"This compensation is in addition to the commitment under the existing government guidelines, as per which, IndiGo will provide compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the block time of the flight, to those customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure time," the statement said.
