CM declares ex-gratia of Rs 2L each for victims’ kin

Bhubaneswar/ Deogarh: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday announced `2 lakh ex-gratia each for the families of those killed in the Deogarh bus accident which claimed 27 lives and left 11 critically injured. “The Chief Minister has ordered an ex-gratia of `2 lakh each for the kin of the deceased while those injured in the bus mishap will be provided with free medical treatment,” an officer in the CMO said. The mishap took place when the bus carrying artistes of an opera troupe, including women and children, was returning to Remta in Bargarh district from Deogarh when it plunged about 300 feet down in the hilly Tilaebani Gailo Ghat Sunday evening. The toll which initially stood at 25 mounted to 27 following recovery of two more bodies in the early hours, a senior police official said.