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Raigad landslide: Compensation challenge for Irsalwadi survivors
Updated On: 28 July, 2023 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Local activists and advocates urge the government to address legal complexities and provide equal compensation for missing individuals
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Rescue operation carried out at Irsalwadi
The situation for Irsalwadi survivors, whose family members are either missing or believed to be under the landslide debris without their bodies being retrieved, presents a challenging predicament. Local tribal activists and practising advocates argue that the government should compensate the next of kin of the fifty-seven individuals (54 residents of Irsalwadi and 4 guests) who are presumed missing and believed to be under the debris, in addition to the twenty-seven confirmed dead whose bodies have been recovered. However, existing law complicates matters, as it stipulates that if a person is not heard of for seven years, the burden of proving their existence shifts to the person making the claim.
Santosh Thakur, founder president of Gram Sanvarhdan Samajik Sanstha, expresses concern for the welfare of the next of kin of both the deceased whose bodies have been recovered and those who are presumed missing. He advocates for equal compensation of Rs 5 lakh to be given to the families of the missing individuals as well.
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