The district administration finally provided compensation of Rs 5,000 each to people who were injured in road accident while coming to attend the Vikas Yatra meeting of Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on May 6 last. Bharatiya Janata Party district president Navin Vishwakarma handed over the check of Rs 5 thousand to each of the 29 persons, who had been admitted to District hospital after the accident.
Notably, the truck in which people were being brought from village Kutarem to the Vikas Yatra meeting venue of CM Dr Raman Singh had met with an accident injuring many people. They were admitted to district hospital for treatment while who suffered minor injury were sent to home after first aid.
The 29 people who were injured seriously and were admitted to hospital are being treated properly by the district hospital doctors and are recovering fast. After the successful launch of Vikas Yatra, former leader of opposition Mahendra Karma Congress district president Vimal Surana had asked for monetary assistance to the victims. The district administration finally approved Rs 5 thousand grant to each of them.The victims include Hunga, Malla, Hadma, Raju son of Suklu, Budhram etc. At the rate of Rs 5 thousand each, total Rs 1.45 lakh was paid to the victims.
On this occasion Treasurer of BJP Mukesh Sharma, divisional Revenue officer Om Prakash Verma, Tehsildar Surendra Thakur, Patwari Rajesh Mishra and Kaliram Yadav were also present.