Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the death of five people in a road accident near Samarjhola Street in Ganjam district and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.
The Chief Minister has ordered a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each dead person and Rs 1 lakh to the seriously injured. Along with this, the Chief Minister said that the state government would bear the entire cost of the treatment of those injured in the accident.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly Naveen Patnaik also expressed his grief over the incident. Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Naveen wrote I am saddened to learn about the loss of life in the tank-bus accident at Berhamapur Samarjhola Street. “I pray for the good health of the injured and the immortal souls of all. Also, my condolences to the bereaved family members.”
