Union environment minister Anil Dave passes away at 60
NEW DELHI: Union environment minster Anil Madhav Dave passed away in the national capital on Thursday morning. He was 60.
Cardiac specialist sat the AI I MS tried to resuscitate him for more than an hour before declaring him dead around 9:45am.
Dave, a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009, was sworn in as a minister with independent charge of environment, forest and climate change last year. He was reportedly unwell since January this year and was also not attending office.
As environment minister, Dave had fastened approval of India’s first river-linking project Ken-Betwa falling in UP and MP.
NEW DELHI: Union environment minster Anil Madhav Dave passed away in the national capital on Thursday morning. He was 60.
Cardiac specialists at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) tried to resuscitate him for more than an hour before declaring him dead around 9:45am.
Dave, a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009, was sworn in as a minister with independent charge of environment, forest and climate change last year. He was reportedly unwell since January this year and was also not attending office.
Dave was rushed to the cardiology department around 9am after he complained of uneasiness, shortness of breath, and chest pain.
“He was brought straight to the cardio-thorasic tower 2 at the hospital and admitted into the cardiac care unit (CCU), which is the Intensive Care Unit for cardiac emergencies,” said a source in the hospital, requesting anonymity.
“Doctors tried hard to revive him but his condition kept on deteriorating,” said the source.
His body was taken from the AIIMS mortuary to the department of anatomy for embalming. It will be flown to his home town Indore later for the last rites.
His death was condoled by senior politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said he was in a meeting with Dave on Wednesday evening and described the demise as a “personal loss”.
“Anil Madhav Dave ji will be remembered as a devoted public servant. He was tremendously passionate towards conserving the environment,” he tweeted.