CM Bommai announces ex gratia of ₹5 lakh for deceased in Tumkur road accident

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Thursday announced an ex gratia of ₹5 lakh for those who died in the Tumkur road accident.

Published on: Aug 26, 2022, 08:09:01 IST

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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Thursday announced an ex gratia of ₹5 lakh for those who died in the Tumkur road accident.

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai. (PTI) (HT_PRINT)

He was responding to the media at Vidhan Soudha today.

Also read: 12 killed, 4 seriously injured in road accident near Karnataka’s Tumkur

"Nine labourers died in a serious road accident near Tumkur. This is very unfortunate. It is shocking that the lives of those who came to work have been lost. All arrangements have been made for the treatment of those injured in the accident," Bommai said.

He further said, "The Prime Minister expressed his condolences to the deceased through a tweet, offering ₹2 lakh each to the deceased and ₹50,000 each to the injured. I congratulate the Prime Minister for this. He said that the police department has been instructed to conduct a complete investigation into the accident."

Also read: Tumakuru accident : PM Modi announces ₹2 lakh to the families of deceased

Responding to the permission to hold Ganeshotsav at Idga Maidan in Chamarajpet, the CM stated that concerned authorities will take an appropriate decision in this regard immediately.

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