SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a road accidents in Baramulla and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
He approved an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin (NoK) of those who lost their lives in the accident and an amount of Rs 1 lakh for the injured.
The office of the LG, while expressing grief over the tragedy, tweeted on ‘X’ (previously called Twitter), “Deeply saddened by the tragic accidents in Baramulla & Kishtwar. My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured”
“An ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh to be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in the tragedies. The injured would be given Rs. 1 lakh. Directed the district administrations to provide all possible assistance to the families expeditiously,” the Sinha said.
Earlier today afternoon, eight people were dead while eight sustained injuries in the road accident that took place in Uri area of the district.
