New Delhi, Oct 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the Bihar boat tragedy “deeply painful,” and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured.
Several people were feared drowned after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Vaishali district on Tuesday evening.
There was no confirmation of the number of the deceased.
According to sources, most of those on the boat were children.
“The loss of lives in the boat capsizing incident in Vaishali, Bihar, is deeply painful. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this difficult time,” Modi said on X.
Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured, the prime minister said the local administration is assisting those affected.
“An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” he said.
(PTI News)
