Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 25,000 each for those whose shanties were gutted in a fire in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister also promised to make schooling arrangements for the children residing in the slum. The announcements were made by Kejriwal during his visit to the area where he met the victims.
“An amount of Rs 25,000 each will be given to those whose shanties were burnt. We will also make arrangements for the education of children,” he said. He also said that necessary documents which were destroyed in the fire will be issued again by the government. Around 80 shanties were gutted in a fire in a slum in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar on Tuesday. Though nobody was injured in the incident, several people were rendered homeless.