Odisha: CM Majhi announces Rs 6 lakh ex gratia for two workers killed in Patna accident

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced an ex gratia of Rs 6 lakh to the family members of two labourers from the state, who died in an accident at a metro rail construction site in Bihar’s Patna.

The deceased were identified as Manoj Behera and Bijay Behera, hailing from Nayagarh district.

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Majhi expressed grief over the deaths and announced the compensation amount, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a statement.

The incident took place inside a tunnel dug close to the Patna University campus late Monday, when a pick-up van ploughed into a group of construction workers following a brake failure, officials said.

PTI