Swayamsevaks plunged into action when a boat carrying 26 people capsized in the Ganga at Garhwaghat in Varanasi on July 30. The victims were going to participate in the Guru Poornima function at Garhwaghat Ashram. Eleven people were saved. The dead bodies of nine victims were retrieved the same day while the operation was on to find out the other bodies. When the news of capsizing the boat spread, people from the Ashram and the Sangh swayamsevaks rushed for help. Immediately, ten divers jumped into the Ganga with nets and started searching the victims. The swayamsevaks also helped in finding out the dead bodies. Those who were saved included Sangampal, Poonam, Sudheshwari Devi, Parmila, Sunita and Ramnarayan. Prominently Zila Sharirik Pramukh Shri Rajan, Zila Pracharak Shri Akhand Pratap, Sayam Karyavah Shri Balendu Shekhar Tripathi, Shri Sanjay and Manoj were among the swayamsevaks who participated in the relief operation. (By Loknath)
