Rajkot game zone fire: PM announces compensation of Rs 2 Lakh for kin of deceased
Patel later held a high-level review meeting at the Hirasar Airport in Rajkot regarding the rescue and relief work, treatment of the injured, and other measures taken by the local administration.
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Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel takes stock of the situation in Rajkot on Sunday (Express File Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PM’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased in the Rajkot game zone fire incident, his office said Sunday. The injured persons would be given Rs 50,000, the Prime Minister’s Office said on X.
The Gujarat government has also announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured persons.
CM Bhupendra Patel on Sunday morning inspected the fire tragedy site and also met family members of the victims. He offered condolences to the bereaved families, stated the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
Patel later held a high-level review meeting at the Hirasar Airport in Rajkot regarding the rescue and relief work, treatment of the injured, and other measures taken by the local administration.
The CM was briefed about the prompt action taken by fire teams and police in rescue and relief operations. Officials informed the CM that priority was given to shifting the injured persons to hospital and saving people from the fire. A burns ward with a capacity of 100 beds was set up at the civil hospital and surgeons and trained nurses were immediately called to Rajkot from Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Morbi, Junagadh, and Bhavnagar, as per the release.
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