Water Minister Atishi announced that the Delhi government will provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those who drowned due to heavy rain in the city on Friday.
In an official communication to the revenue department, minister Atishi said it has been reported that there were "several deaths" due to drowning on Friday, after the extreme rainfall. "It is hereby directed that the families of all those who lost their lives shall be provided a compensation of Rs 10 lakh," Atishi said in the order.
"ACS Revenue is hereby directed to identify those who lost their lives with the support of area hospitals and Delhi Police - and to immediately provide them aforementioned compensation on behalf of GNCTD," she added.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Atishi said, "Several deaths have been reported on 28th June, after extreme rainfall of 228mm in 24 hours. The families of all those who lost their lives will be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs,” adding that directions have been given that this compensation reaches the grieving families speedily.
A total of 11 deaths were reported in Delhi within the first two days of the monsoon's arrival including the death of a 60-year-old man by drowning in Okhla underpass and two boys who drowned in a waterlogged section of an underpass in outer north Delhi's Samaypur Badli area.
