Ahmedabad, 18 February, 2012

Two youths, Akash Rajput and Shambhu Rabari volunteering for bird rescue died last month in Amdavad due to electric shock near Shahibagar railway over bridge. Both of them were from Moti Hamam ni pol in wall city area of the city.

Gujarat minister Shri Pradipsinj Jadeja today visited Ahmedabad’s Moti Hamam ni pol and gave Rs 1 lakh cheque each to relatives of Akash and Shambhu on behalf of the Government of Gujarat. City BJP President and MLA Shri Rakesh Shah was present in this cheque giving function in which Akash and Shambhu’s parents accepted the cheque.

Akash Mohanbhai Rajput(18) and Shambhubhai Baldevbhai Desai(17) were working as volunteer for city based Sanjivani trust. After receiving a rescue call for injured kite bird, they reached the spot. Injured kite bird was hanging on a kite string over a branch of one tree. Akash and Shabhu found a tall steel pipe nearby and raised it to the branch where an injured bird was hanging. While doing this, a steel pipe touched overhead power cable of Ahmedabad-Delhi railway line. While one volunteer faced direct current through pipe, the other one was hit by indirect current.

Seeing them hit with electric shock, and struggling for life, one Chhagan Moraji Jorsang(22) rushed there and tried to remove a steel pipe from their body. While doing this, Chhagan also was injured due to electric shock. ’108′ ambulance later took them to Civil hospital where Akash and Shambhubhai were declared dead, while Chhaganbhai is still under treatment.

Gujarat minister Shri Pradipsinhji today said that entire expenses of Chhaganbhai’s treatment is being beared by the Gujarat government.

Sanjivani group has recruited 121 youths as volunteers. They have received one-day training for bird rescue.

Both Akash and Shambhu were only child of their parents. Akash was student of GLS college, while Shambhu’s main job was in a call centre. Both had joined Sanjivani trust’s bird rescue drive on 11th of January.

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