New Delhi, Nov 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep anguish on Friday over the loss of lives in a road accident near Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for those injured.
At least 26 people, including women and minors, were killed and 20 injured in a head-on collision between a mini-bus and a container truck near the Kaziranga National Park on Friday, officials said.
“Deeply anguished by the loss of lives in the mishap in Golaghat district of Assam. I extend my condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister said an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to every injured person.
(PTI News)
