New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the deaths of seven people after the wall of a hospital collapsed in Bengaluru, and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased, and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Seven people, including a child, were killed and seven others injured when the compound wall of the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru collapsed due to heavy rain on Wednesday.
“The mishap due to the collapse of a wall in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is unfortunate. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest.
“An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” Modi said in a post on X. PTI ACB ARI ARI
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