Expressing sorrow over the deaths caused by the collapse of a crane in Maharashtra's Thane, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of victims and rs 50,000 for those injured.
The Prime Minister's Office tweeted, "Pained by the tragic mishap in Shahapur, Maharashtra. My deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are injured. NDRF and local administration are working at the site of the mishap and all possible measures are being taken to ensure proper assistance to those affected. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF will be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also expressed pain over the incident. Taking to Twitter, he announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakhs for each of the kin of the deceased and issued instructions for proper treatment of those injured at the state government's expense.
"The unfortunate accident of crane collapse at midnight on Samrudhi Highway at Shahapur Sarlambe is very unfortunate and saddening. So far 17 people have died in this accident. An aid of Rs 5 lakh each has been announced to the families of the deceased workers and instructions have been given to provide proper treatment to the injured immediately at government expense," the tweet in Marathi, loosely translated into English, read.
The CM further said, "Today, I am in Pune for the Prime Minister's program and as soon as I heard the news of the accident, I spoke to the district administration and concerned officials and took information about the accident. This accident is very unfortunate and instructions have been given to conduct a thorough investigation."
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