PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh gratuity for kin of 8 drowning victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a gratuity of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of eight people who drowned in the Meshwo river in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.

Eight people from Vasna Sogthi village drowned while bathing in Meshwo river during the immersion of Ganesh idols on Friday evening.

The Prime Minister expressed his condolences over the incident and said in a message on X, “I am deeply saddened by the news of loss of lives in the drowning incident in Dehgam taluk of Gujarat. My condolences to all the families who have lost their loved ones in this tragedy. May God rest the souls of the departed.” PM Modi announced a gratuity of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to the kin of the deceased and an assistance of Rs 50,000 to the injured, the PMO said on X.

A funeral procession was held for the deceased in the village of Vasna Sogthi on Saturday.

Dehgam MP Balrajsinh Chauhan, MP Hasmukh Patel, political leaders and government officials were also present for the mass funeral.