PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the families of the nine tourists killed in the landslide incident in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. A video of the incident showed huge boulders rolling down a hill and crashing onto a bridge and passing vehicles. The tourists’ vehicle was hit by the boulders. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured.
Whereas, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur also announced an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh for families of those who died in landslide incident. He added that the treatment of those injured in the mishap will be taken care of by the government.
