Family of each deceased in minibus-truck collision to get ₹9 lakh ex gratia: Assam CM
- On Saturday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Rs 9 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of 26 people killed in a head-on collision near Kaziranga National Park on Friday.
- Sarma admitted political pressure during a Cabinet meeting in Nalbari led to relaxed traffic restrictions, while Golaghat district authorities launched a thorough inquiry into whether vehicles violated traffic norms.
- Education Minister Ranoj Pegu reported 18 people under treatment, with seven in critical condition at Jorhat Medical College, as the state deploys additional doctors from Guwahati for specialized care.
- Post-Mortem examinations underway at Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital will conclude before Ministers hand over compensation at bereaved families' homes, with support from Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh.
- Describing the accident as "heartbreaking," Sarma vowed to enforce strict traffic rules and will personally visit all victims' families over the next two to three days to intensify road safety measures.
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Family of each deceased in minibus-truck collision to get ₹9 lakh ex gratia: Assam CM
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said 26 people died in the head-on collision near Kaziranga National Park, and admitted some traffic restrictions had been relaxed “because of political pressure”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in a road accident in Assam.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday visited the site of the traffic accident near Kaziranga National Park that killed 26 people on Friday, with several more injured. In an X post, the Assam CM vowed to “bring back strict traffic rules and enforce them firmly”. The post Assam bus-truck crash kills 26 near Kaziranga National Park; CM vows to fortify road checks appeared first on Connected to India News I Singapore l UAE l UK l USA…
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