Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Fadnavis Checks Snakebite Victim’s Condition During Nagpur Hospital Visit
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited a hospital in Nagpur.
He asked doctors about a girl who was bitten by a snake.
The girl is being treated at the hospital.
Six girls at a residential school were bitten while they slept.
The snake was reportedly a common krait.
Three of the girls died, and the others went to hospitals.
Fadnavis asked doctors to give the girl proper care.
He also inspected hospital projects and visited Ambazari Lake.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited Government Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur on August 20.
He met the family of a girl from Japtalai who is receiving treatment after a snakebite.
Six girls at a Gadchiroli residential school were bitten while asleep on August 9; three died.
Fadnavis directed doctors to ensure the surviving girl received proper treatment.
He also inspected development works at two hospitals and visited Ambazari Lake.
- Who
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the hospitalized girl and her family, doctors, and officials.
- What
- Fadnavis inquired about a snakebite victim’s condition, inspected hospital development works, and visited Ambazari Lake.
- When
- August 20; the snakebites occurred on the night of August 9.
- Where
- Government Medical College and Hospital and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur; the girl is from Japtalai in Gadchiroli district.
- Why
- He sought updates on the girl’s treatment, inspected ongoing development works, and reviewed a lake-cleaning campaign.
- Snakebite incident
- Six girls at a residential school for tribal children were bitten while asleep on the night of August 9.
- Deaths
- Three of the six girls died.
- Hospitalized victim
- A girl from Japtalai in Gadchiroli district is undergoing treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital.
- Reported snake
- The snake was reportedly a common krait.
- Hospital visit
- Fadnavis visited Government Medical College and Hospital and inspected works at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital.
- Lake visit
- He visited Ambazari Lake and praised the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s water hyacinth removal campaign.
- Government support
- Fadnavis said the state government would provide necessary assistance to develop Ambazari Lake as a tourist spot.