Names of pilgrims who dies in Godavari Pushkaralu

Twenty of those killed in stampede at Kotagummam pushkar ghat on the banks of River Godavari, have been identified so far. Though the number of people killed is officially not declared, unconfirmed reports say that the number could be more than 27.

As per the official record, the following are the names of the people who died in the stampede.

Appala Narasamma (Parsanapalli, Srikakulam)

Venkatalakshmi (Rajahmundry)

Narayanamma (Tunikavali gate)

Paturu Amaravathu (Amudala Valasa)

Kottavolu Kalavathi (Srikakulam)

KRishnaveni (Vijayawada)

Janakamma (Nellore)

Parvathamma (Vizianagaram)

Venkatiah Naidu (Narsapally, Srikakulam)

Narsamma (Srikakulam)

Krishnaiah, Ratnam (Yanam)

Appalaswamy (Bobbili, Vishakha)

Piditalli ( Palteru, Vizianagaram)

Paramma ( Palteru, Vizianagaram)

Panduvula Vijayalakshmi ( Vadlapudi, Vishakha)

Lakshmana Rao (Tadepalligudem, West Godavari)

Potluri Lakshmi, Lomba Tirupatamma (Srikakulam)

Devineni Krishnamma ( Vemagiri, East Godavari)

Rudraraju Lakshmi ( Yamdagandhi, East Godavari)

Gorrela Mangamma ( Pendurti, Vishaka)

Ananthalakshmi (32)

By G Anjali