Akola, 29 Mar

(HS): A senior citizen On Saturday fell unconscious and died while standing for

hours in the long queue for LPG cylinder in Akola.

Shankar Shirsat,

80 years, was standing in a queue at Yaduraj Gas Agency on Saturday. He stood

in the queue around 9 am and was waiting for his number till 1.30 pm when he

collapsed. Before he could get any treatment he died at the site.

Shirsat was a

former Sarpanch of Anvi Mirzapur Gram Panchayat.

People

criticised the administration for compelling people to stand in long queues for

LGP cylinders for hours together in the scorching heat.

The temperature

in Vidarbha region has already crossed 40 degree Celsius, and Akola being one

of the hottest city in Maharashtra.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar