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Tunnel tragedy: MP CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to kin of deceased
Updated On: 14 February, 2022 03:44 PM IST | Bhopal | PTI
Out of the nine workers trapped in the tunnel which caved in late Saturday night, seven were rescued, MP`s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Rajesh Rajora said, adding that the search operation by the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Emergency Response Force teams has ended
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday expressed grief over the death of two labourers trapped in a tunnel in Katni district, and announced a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons, an official said.
Despite an extensive rescue operation for 28 hours, labourers Gorelal Kol (30) and Ravi Masalkar (26) could not be saved, MP`s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI.
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