Dahi Handi festivities: 41 Govindas injured in Mumbai, 8 in Thane

At least 41 Govindas were injured during Dahi Handi festivities in Mumbai who were later shifted different city hospitals the civic officials said on TuesdayOut of the 41 injured8 Govindas have been admitted to hospitals 26 Govindas are receiving treatment at outpatient departments OPDs and 7 Govindas have been treated and discharged they saidThe Dahi Handi festival is being celebrated in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday to mark Krishna Janmashtami 2024 the birth anniversary of Lord KrishnaThe injured individuals were receiving treatment at various hospitals an official saidMeanwhile in Thane eight injuries have been reported till 8pm The injured Govindas are undergoing treatment at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital KalwaDuring the festival Govindas or Dahi Handi participants form multitiered human pyramids to break dahi handis earthen pots filled with curd suspended in the airIt is believed that Lord Krishna liked curd and butter as a child Therefore devotees reenact his childhood days through dahi handi after Krishna JanmashtamiDahi handis decorated with flowers have been hoisted many feet above the ground at several housing societies roads junctions and public grounds across the cityDressed in colourful attires Govindas are seen crisscrossing parts of the metropolis in trucks tempos buses and twowheelers to break the dahi handisThe Govindas injured were being treated at hospitals including St George KEM Sion Nair Rajawadi etcAccording to the civic officials the Govindas admitted in Mumbai hospitals includeSt George Hospital 2 injured 1 admitted 1 in OPDGT Hospital 1 injured admittedPoddar Hospital 6 injured all treated and dischargedKEM Hospital 8 injured 1 admitted 7 in OPDNair Hospital 5 injured in OPDSion Hospital 3 injured in OPDRajawadi Hospital 3 injured admittedMT Agrawal Hospital 1 injured admittedKurla Bhabha Hospital 2 injured 1 admitted 1 in OPDShatabdi Govandi Hospital 2 injured in OPDBandra Bhabha Hospital 3 injured in OPDBDBA Hospital 1 injured in OPDTrauma Care Hospital 2 injured 1 treated and discharged 1 in OPDV N Desai Hospital 2 injured in OPDGovindas injured in ThaneKarthik Mane age13 years Minor head injury discharged after first aidShreyas Patil age18 years Head and nose injury discharged after first aidShravan Kamble age19 years Head and right leg injury discharged after first aidPratik Thoke age12 years Injured right hand discharged after first aidAnish Chandravanshi age 20 years Minor injury discharged after first aidJignesh Tamble age 26 years Fracture on left arm undergoing treatment in hospitalTejas Prakash Gade age 24 years Head injury discharged after treatmentRishikesh Dhaybar age 21 years Injured right leg undergoing treatmentThe treatment for the injured Govindas is ongoing at outpatient departments OPDs across these hospitals Efforts are being made to provide the necessary medical care to all those affected during celebrations the officials saidMeanwhilethe Mumbai Police have beefed up security in the city for the festive celebrationsPolice personnel have been deployed in large numbers in Mumbai for Dahi Handi festivities on Tuesday an official saidMore than 11000 personnel have been deployed for security and maintaining law and order All deputy police commissioners of zones and additional police commissioners of regions apart from the constabulary and inspectorlevel officials from police stations will be on the ground to supervise and enforce the security arrangements he said as per the PTI