23 people died when a bus fell into a ditch near Marchula in Almora district of Uttarakhand on Monday morning. Police Headquarters spokesperson IG Nilesh Anand Bharne confirmed that more than 45 people were traveling in the bus. Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced compensation for the dead and injured.
Prime Minister Modi expressed deep condolences on this road accident and said, “My condolences to those who lost their loved ones in the road accident in Almora, Uttarakhand. Along with this, I wish speedy recovery to all the injured. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is making every possible effort for relief and rescue.
Apart from this, the Prime Minister has announced a compensation amount of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in this accident and Rs 50 thousand for the treatment of the injured. This compensation amount will be given to the affected families from the Prime Minister’s National Disaster Fund.
The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Almora, Uttarakhand. The injured would have been given Rs. 50,000. https://t.co/KAjq9Agj8i
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President Draupadi Murmu on Monday said the death of people in a road accident in Uttarakhand is heartbreaking and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Murmu said in a post in Hindi on I pray to be.”
Let us tell you that at the time of the accident the bus was coming to Ramnagar from Golikhal area. Officials said that after receiving the information, relief and rescue work was started immediately and an investigation into the accident has been ordered.
Police, fire and SDRF teams are working quickly to rescue the injured and take them to the nearest health center for treatment. To coordinate the rescue work, the Commissioner and DIG Kumaon have left for the spot, while the Superintendent of Police of Almora is also present on the spot.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke over phone to Secretary Disaster Management, Commissioner Kumaon Division and DM Almora on the bus accident. He gave instructions to speed up the rescue and relief work.
Dhami posted on X, “Extremely sad news has been received regarding the casualties in the unfortunate bus accident in Marchula, Almora district. The district administration has been instructed to carry out relief and rescue operations expeditiously.”
He said, “The local administration and SDRF teams at the incident site are working rapidly to evacuate the injured and take them to the nearest health center for treatment. Instructions were also given to airlift seriously injured passengers if needed.” Have gone.”
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also announced compensation. The Chief Minister announced an assistance amount of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the injured. The people injured in the accident have been admitted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
He has given instructions to suspend ARTO enforcement of the concerned area of Pauri and Almora. Also, the Chief Minister has directed to provide assistance of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh each to the injured.
The CMO said that the Chief Minister has instructed the Commissioner of Kumaon Division to conduct a magisterial inquiry into the incident.