The State Government has sanctioned Rs 21.30 lakh for vendors of the Golebazar area here, whose a large number of shops were damaged in a fire on April 4.
The district administration of Sambalpur had written to the Chief Minister requesting financial assistance for the vendors. A list of 213 affected vendors was also submitted. The fund has now been sanctioned, said District Emergency Officer Sanjeev Pujari.
He said Rs 10,000 would be paid to each vendor, who has incurred loss in the incident.
The fire had ravaged the oldest organised daily market of Sambalpur city at the wee hours of April 4. Though no casualties were been reported, property worth around Rs 80 lakh were destroyed.