Pauri district administration has announced Rs1 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the seven people killed in the mishap that occurred near Kasyani, nearly three kms ahead of Pauri on Kotdwar-Pauri National Highway on Monday.
Additionally, the authorities also announced Rs50,000 for the seriously injured and Rs25,000 to those who had sustained minor injuries. Governor KK Paul and Chief Minister Harish Rawat among others have expressed grief at the mishap. The ill-fated bus was heading to Damdewal from Kotdwar when the mishap occurred. The bus was carrying 27 persons including the driver and conductor.
Six out of the seven deceased have been identified. They are Mohit Silwana (22) resident of Kanoli, Tehsil Satpuli, Manmohan Singh Rawat (58) of Kandoli (Satpuli), Dhrubpal Singh (42) resident of Kashirampur Talla (Kotdwar), Mohammed Yunus (45) resident of Najibabad, UP; Dharmendra Rana (40) of Chaubattakhal and Pauri resident Doli (32). One body of a person aged around 65 years is yet to be identified.
Out of the 20 injured who were admitted at the Army Hospital at lansdowne and Joint Hospital at Kotdwar, nine were later referred to higher medical facilities in Dehradun and some other places on Tuesday as their conditions worsened. Among them are Gambhir Singh, Subham, Aankaj Negi, Surya Prakash, Devendra, Santosh, Suresh Shah and Ramnath.