CM Hemant Soren announces Rs 4 lakhcompensation for kin of deceased

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday, announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakhs for the family members of those who died in the Dhanbad fire incident that killed 14 people.

“The state government has directed to give a compensation amount of Rs 4 lakh rupees to the family members of the people who died in Dhanbad’s Ashirwad apartment and other accidents in the past.

Instructions have also been given to the district administration to provide proper treatment and other facilities to the people injured in the accident,” Soren tweeted. He also informed that state Disaster Management Minister Banna Gupta would go to Dhanbad to take stock of the situation. “Disaster Management Minister Mr @BannaGupta76 ji will go to Dhanbad to get information about the current situation and relief work,” he tweeted.

Earlier, Hemant Soren had expressed his condolences over the deaths in the fire incident. “The death of people due to fire in Dhanbad’s Ashirwad Tower Apartment is extremely heart-wrenching. The district administration is working on a war footing and providing treatment to those injured in the accident. I am looking into the whole matter myself,” tweeted Soren.

He further said that the authorities are working to provide quick medical treatment to the injured. “May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the difficult times of grief. Everything possible is being done to provide quick medical treatment to the injured,” he tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also condoled the loss of lives in the devastating fire at a Dhanbad apartment and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next-of-kin of the dead and wished the injured a speedy recovery.