Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) introduced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh every for households of the deceased in Mumbai’s wall collapse incidents.
An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh has been introduced for subsequent of kin of the deceased in wall collapse incidents in Mumbai’s Vikhroli and Chembur space on Sunday by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Financial help of Rs 50,000 for these injured within the incidents has additionally been introduced from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).
“Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to wall collapses in Mumbai. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured,” PMO mentioned in a tweet.
The demise toll of Chembur’s wall collapse incident reached 17, mentioned Mumbai’s civic physique Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which reached the location for conducting rescue operations, mentioned that due to a landslide a wall collapsed on some shanties.
Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind additionally expressed regret over the lives misplaced in Mumbai constructing collapse due to heavy rains. (*2*), he tweeted.
In the incident that befell in Vikhroli, 5 folks have been declared useless. “Five bodies have been recovered and 5-6 more people are feared trapped in the debris of the building that collapsed in Mumbai’s Vikhroli,” mentioned Prashant Kadam, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 7).
With the onset of the monsoon, Mumbai has been receiving incessant rains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued Orange alert and predicted rains within the metropolis for the following 24 hours.
Several components of the town have reported waterlogging. Rainwater has even entered many homes in Mumbai.Â
(With ANI Inputs)
