CM Omar Abdullah announces Rs 6 lakh ex gratia for landslide victims’ kin

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced Rs 6 lakh ex gratia (Rs.4 lakh from SDRF and Rs 2 lakh from CM’s Relief Fund) for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi and other flood-related incidents in past two days in Jammu & Kashmir.

Rs 1 lakh will be given to the severely injured and Rs.50,000 to those with minor injuries.

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Additionally, the chief minister has directed the advance placement of Rs 10 crore with each Deputy Commissioner to meet the immediate requirements of relief, rehabilitation and restoration.