Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 16: Three more dead were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed stone quarry at Maudarh hamlet in Mizoram’s Hnahthial district, According to Additional Deputy Commissioner Saizikpuii.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner said, “Eleven bodies have been found thus far, and one person is still missing.”
Meanwhile, PM Modi expresses grief on the deaths of stone quarry collapse in Mizoram announces an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to next of kin of each deceased. Injured to be given Rs 50,000 each.
My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones due to the tragic stone quarry collapse in Mizoram. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh would be given from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 16, 2022
The bodies of the remaining person’s body are being sought out by the BSF, Assam Rifles, NDRF, state police, and district administration personnel, according to the Additional Deputy Commissioner.
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