Death toll in Patna boat tragedy rises to 25, toll could go up

The death toll in the Patna boat tragedy rose to 25 with fears that it could rise still further because more than half a dozen are still missing. The boat was carrying 40 people from Sabalpur Diara en route to Gandhi Ghat in Patna and capsized.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 15 January 2017.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the tragedy and, announced an ex gratia from the PM's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased, and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured in the incident.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also announced an ex gratia to the next kin of deceased persons at the earliest. As per existing guidelines of Bihar government, an amount of Rs 4 lakh is paid as ex gratia to the kin of persons killed in any kind of disaster.
The chief minister has also ordered a high-level investigation into the mishap.


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