Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of the Odia pilgrims in a bus accident in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
Patnaik has announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees for the next of kin of the deceased and has ordered to provide proper treatment to the injured. Among the pilgrims are the people of Angul, Dhenkanal, and Mayurbhanj.
The Chief Minister has directed the Mayurbhanj District Collector to coordinate with the Jharkhand Government to make arrangements for all the travelers to return to their homes as soon as possible.
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