UP govt panel denies Ballia deaths were due to heat stroke
Lucknow: The official committee sent to Uttar Pradesh's Ballia to probe the alleged heat stroke deaths in the eastern district has said that the 54 people who died were not heat-wave-related deaths.
"Prima facie, these do not appear to be heatwave-related deaths because nearby districts facing similar conditions are not throwing up similar death figures. The initial symptoms were of chest pain, mostly which is not the first symptom for someone affected by a heatwave," said senior government doctor A.K. Singh.
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He also claimed that the deaths could be water-related.
"It will be investigated if the deaths were due to water or if there's a different reason. The climate department will also come to check water samples," he said.
Fifty-four people have died and around 400 hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia in the last three days amid soaring temperatures in the district, with officials offering divergent explanations for the deaths.
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