Dehradun (Uttarakhand): The Chief Minister of Uttarkhand Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced to provide a relief amount of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the people who lost their lives in the bus accident near Nainital’s Bhimtal.
In a statement issued on Wednesday the Chief Minister announced that to give Rs 3 lakh to the seriously injured persons and Rs 15- 25 thousand to the normally injured persons.
“On the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami, a relief amount will be provided to the dead and injured in the bus accident that took place in Okhal of Bhimtal. Relief amount of Rs 10 lakh will be provided to the families of the dead, Rs 3 lakh to the seriously injured persons and Rs 15- Rs 25 thousand to the normally injured persons,” the CMO statement.
CM Dhami further thanked the local people for coming together to help the police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to rescue the people.
He also in a post on X, wrote “The local citizens coming together to help the police and SDRF in the difficult time of the road accident in Bhimtal shows that the people of our state are always ready to help each other. Heartfelt thanks to all you local people! With the help of all of you, many people could be rescued on time. This hard work and dedication of the rescue team and the local people is highly commendable.”