Kolkata: The state government on Friday paid money to the injured persons who are receiving treatment at state-run and private hospitals in West Midnapore.
The persons received injuries after the pandal collapsed on Monday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivering his speech.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Midnapore Medical College and Hospital on Thursday and announced that compensation would be given to the injured. She had also talked to the injured persons and the doctors. Shortly after the incident, she had instructed the hospital authorities to treat the injured persons with topmost priority.
The state government paid Rs 1 lakh each to six persons and Rs 50,000 to three persons. An injured police personnel who is receiving treatment at a hospital in Kolkata, also received Rs 1 lakh.
Senior state government officials of West Midnapore district, including the district magistrate and the superintendent of police, went to the hospital and handed over cheques worth Rs 1 lakh to two persons who are receiving treatment at the hospital. Another person, who was discharged on Friday, got Rs 1 lakh as well. Six persons receiving treatment at private hospitals received Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000. The money was paid from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
It may be recalled that state police has been conducting a probe into the incident. Senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs visited the spot and held a meeting with their counterparts in the state government.