Dahi Handi Accident Survivor Nagesh Bhoir To Get Full Medical Expenses Covered By Maharashtra Government After 18 Years
Thane: In a major financial relief for a long-suffering festival participant, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Pratap Sarnaik has announced that the state government will assume full responsibility for the medical expenses of Nagesh Bhoir, who has been bedridden for 18 years following a severe spine injury. What happened? In 2009, then 24-year-old Nagesh Bhoir, a resident of Bhiwandi, suffered a…
Thane: Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Pratap Sarnaik has announced that the state government will bear the full medical expenses of Nagesh Bhoir, a Dahi Handi participant who has been wheelchair-bound for 18 years due to a severe spinal cord injury sustained during a celebration in Mumbai. In 2009, at the age of 24, Bhoir fell from a human pyramid during the Dahi Handi festival, causing catastrophic damage to his spine and leaving him permanently disabled.
Despite receiving financial assistance from friends and well-wishers for his continuous medical treatment, medications, and regular physiotherapy, his family struggled with mounting medical bills. FPJ highlighted Bhoir's condition in its September 5 edition, and on Saturday, during a Dahi Handi festival organized by Sanskruti Pratishthan in Vartak Nagar, Minister Sarnaik confirmed the government's commitment to cover all of Bhoir's healthcare costs.
Bhoir had specifically requested aid to cover his hospital bills rather than direct financial assistance. The minister's decision provides much-needed relief to Bhoir and highlights the safety risks involved in human pyramid sports during festive celebrations in the region.
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