PM Modi expresses shock at loss of lives in TDP’s public meeting, announces ex-gratia
The Hindu
The PMO stated in a separate tweet that an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh has been sanctioned to each one of the deceased and ₹50,000 for those injured
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock at the death of eight persons in a stampede that took place during the public meeting addressed by former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu at Kandukur in Nellore district Wednesday evening.
In a message on Twitter, PM Modi wished the injured a speedy recovery while conveying his condolences to the members of the bereaved families.
The PMO stated in a separate tweet that an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh has been sanctioned to each one of the deceased and ₹50,000 for those injured, from the PM’s National Relief Fund.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.