Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for next of kin of those deceased and Rs.50,000 for those seriously injured in the Bihar boat tragedy. On Sunday morning, the death toll in the boat tragedy that took place in Chhapra reached 24. Around 40 people were said to be onboard the country boat. The operator, who was also on the boat at the time tragedy struck, was one of the lucky survivors. The DM said prima facie it appears that the boat capsized either due to overloading or collision with another country boat, mid-water.

Source: dna January 15, 2017 03:28 UTC