Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday said the kin of the persons killed in the bus accident in Durg district will get financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each from the private firm they were employed with and job.
Sai visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur where the injured persons are undergoing treatment. At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured , all employees of a private firm, when the bus they were travelling in fell into a ‘murum’ soil mine pit in Durg district on Tuesday night, officials said. Durg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary had said the bus was carrying workers of Kediya Distilleries located in Kumhari area. “As per my knowledge, the company has decided to give Rs 10 lakh compensation to the kin of each deceased and a job. The company and the government have been taking care of the treatment