So far, 32 victims have been identified and the mortal remains of 14 handed over to the relatives as the process to identify the deceased through DNA tests gained pace three days after the tragedy
A team of 70 to 80 doctors, including medical professionals from Primary and Community Health Centres across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, and Nadiad and Civil Hospital staff, have been working tirelessly since Thursday evening.
Senior BJP leader and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani died in the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad. He was 68. Known for his calm leadership and development-driven governance, Rupani was en route to London when the accident occurred
Initial reports confirmed that the aircraft caught fire moments after takeoff and crashed near the airport perimeter. Visuals from the site showed thick black smoke rising from the debris as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday resigned from the post.Rupani, who made the announcement while talking to reporters, did not reveal what prompted him to step down. Legislative Assembly elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state are due next year.
"Vehicle Scrappage Policy will play a big role in the modernization of the vehicular population in the country, removing unfit vehicles from the roads in a scientific manner."
On Sunday, Rupani, 64, fainted on stage while addressing a rally in Vadodara for the upcoming civic polls in the state, following which he was flown to Ahmedabad.
The state government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of dragon fruit, which is largely grown in Kutch, Navsari and different parts of Saurashtra, to 'Kamalam', Rupani told reporters on Tuesday.
Fifteen other passengers from the the same flight from UK had also tested positive and the Gujarat government is awaiting the results of tests from the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune.
