EMRI said while India has reported approximately 1.2 million cases of sudden cardiac arrest, awareness of CPR remains critically low at just 2 per cent. Added to that, instances of bystander CPR are rare
Representatives of Ganesh Utsav Samithi and Khairatabad Ganesh Samithi raised issues concerning the festival, including potholes, the need for adequate illumination at specific locations, the availability of vehicles for mandapam organizers, and arrangements for food and water during the immersion night etc.
Nizamabad Commissioner of Police KR Nagaraju said many deaths and impact of injuries could be prevented with First Aid if casualties were treated immediately
