Rescue operation underway on the 2nd consecutive day to save labourers trapped under debris following the collapse of an under-construction tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, near Magarkote in Ramban district, Saturday, May 21.
Highlights
- Compensation of Rs 16 lakhs each to be given by construction company to family of those who died
- Part of an under-construction 4-lane tunnel collapsed on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Thursday
- The death toll reached 10 in the tunnel collapse incident
Ramban tunnel collapse news updates: A compensation of Rs 16 lakhs each will be given by the construction company to the family of those who died after a part of an under-construction four-lane tunnel collapsed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Ramban Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mussarat Islam informed on Saturday (May 21).
The Deputy Commissioner said that Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has also announced 1 lakh ex gratia from the relief fund.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Islam said, "As per L-G Manoj Sinha's directions, a compensation of Rs 15 lakhs each shall be given by the construction company to those who died in the tunnel landslide on NH44. LG also announced Rs 1 lakh ex gratia from the relief fund."
Death toll in tunnel collapse:
Meanwhile, the death toll reached 10 in the incident.
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"All 10 bodies are recovered and families have been informed. Five of 10 bodies are from West Bengal. This operation is complete. Bodies shifted to hospital," the Deputy Commissioner said.
A part of an under-construction four-lane tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district collapsed on Thursday (May 19) night.
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