Summary:
Less than four days left for Dahi Handi festival, only 306 Dahi Handi pathak (groups) have taken medical insurance before performing the human pyramid on the day of the festival. While last year, 963 Dahi Handi pathaks has taken medical insurance for their members, this year, the number of health insurance cover so far, has been reduced. Out of 306, around 122 pathaks have taken insurance themselves while other pathak mandals have managed to take sponsorship from other organisations or individuals." Earlier, the Dahi Handi pathaks were famous more in Mumbai and Thane region, but the number of insurance cover taken by other regions is increasing too. Bala Padelkar, chairman of the Dahi Handi Samanvay Samiti, said, "This year, besides checking the age proo, we have asked organisers to also check if the pathaks have medical insurance cover..