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Bihar Stampede during puja astatine Nalanda Temple; injuries reported
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar main curate Nitish Kumar connected Tuesday expressed grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of lives successful a stampede successful Nalanda and announced ex gratia compensation for the victims.At slightest 8 women were killed successful the incidental astatine the Shitala Mata temple, wherever a ample fig of devotees had gathered successful the morning, constabulary said.Also Read: At slightest 8 women killed, 6 injured successful stampede astatine Sheetala Mata temple successful Bihar's Nalanda“The mishap successful Nalanda district, Bihar, is profoundly painful. I widen my condolences to those who person mislaid their loved ones. Prayers for the speedy betterment of those injured,” a connection from the Prime Minister's Office quoted him arsenic saying.
"An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) would beryllium fixed to the adjacent of kin of each deceased.
The injured would beryllium fixed Rs 50,000," the connection added.Meanwhile, Kumar announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh from the Disaster Management Department and Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the household of each victim."Chief curate Nitish Kumar has expressed heavy condolences implicit the deaths of devotees successful a stampede that occurred astatine the Sheetla Devi Temple successful Bihar Sharif, Nalanda district. Acting connected the main minister's directives, elder officials person reached the mishap tract and are actively engaged successful alleviation and rescue operations.
The main curate has wished for the speedy betterment of those injured successful the mishap and has issued instructions to guarantee they person due aesculapian treatment," an authoritative merchandise stated. According to officials, the stampede occurred during a play just owed to overcrowding astatine the site. Devotees contiguous astatine the country alleged insufficient deployment of constabulary unit to negociate the rush. In presumption of the gravity of the situation, shops acceptable up astatine the just successful the surrounding country person been ordered to adjacent down.
