Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Burhanpur Air Ambulance Arrives Too Late; Patient Dies
Jyoti Jitendra Kshirsagar was very sick because of a heart valve problem.
Doctors wanted to take her from Burhanpur to a hospital in Indore.
An air ambulance was arranged to move her more quickly.
The aircraft was supposed to arrive on Friday, but bad weather stopped it from taking off.
It tried again on Saturday.
The aircraft reached Burhanpur around noon.
Sadly, Jyoti died shortly before it arrived.
Officials had arranged the transfer equipment and medical help.
Her family appreciated the effort but was grieving her death.
Jyoti Jitendra Kshirsagar died shortly before an air ambulance reached Burhanpur on Saturday.
She had a severe heart valve condition and was being treated at All Is Well Hospital.
Doctors planned to transfer her to CHL Hospital in Indore for advanced treatment.
The aircraft’s scheduled Friday arrival from Bhopal was delayed by inclement weather.
The administration arranged the helipad, aircraft and medical support over two days.
- Who
- Jyoti Jitendra Kshirsagar, a resident of Manjrod Kalan village, was the patient; officials and medical staff arranged her transfer.
- What
- An air ambulance was arranged to transfer her to Indore, but she died shortly before the aircraft arrived.
- When
- The aircraft arrived around 12 p.m. on Saturday; the first attempt had been planned for Friday.
- Where
- The aircraft reached the helipad at Krishi Upaj Mandi in Burhanpur; the planned destination was CHL Hospital in Indore.
- Why
- She needed advanced treatment for a severe heart valve condition.
- Patient
- Jyoti Jitendra Kshirsagar
- Condition
- Severe heart valve disease
- Current hospital
- All Is Well Hospital, Burhanpur
- Planned destination
- CHL Hospital, Indore
- Aircraft origin
- Bhopal
- Arrival time
- Around 12 p.m. Saturday
- Delay reason
- Inclement weather prevented the Friday attempt