Southwest monsoon to retreat from Odisha in next 2 days
The southwest monsoon has started to withdraw from the coastal state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Bhubaneswar regional centre said on Sunday.
The first casualty from Andhra Pradesh was confirmed today as Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those from the state who died in the train accident in Balasore in Odisha.
The passengers from the state who were seriously injured will receive Rs 5 lakh while those slightly injured will get Rs 1 lakh. The compensation announced will be in addition to the ex-gratia provided by the Centre.
A man from Santabommali Mandal of Srikakulam district died in the train accident. C Gurumurthy, 60, from Jagannadhpura in the Mandal was travelling in the train and was seriously injured in the accident. He succumbed while undergoing treatment. He was cremated by family members at Balasore where he was residing.
The state government is still trying to identify the whereabouts of 25 passengers. Their mobile phones are either switched off or unresponsive. AP government sent 20 ambulances and 21 vehicles for carrying dead bodies to the accident site at Bahanaga Bazar in Odisha.
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The state government has sent a team to Odisha headed by industry minister G Amarnath to make arrangements for passengers, including injured ones to return home while state education minister Botsa Satyanarayana was liasoning with them from Visakhapatnam.
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