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Visakhapatnam: Ex gratia of 1lakh each handed over to families of Visakhapatnam blast victims
ITDA PO Venkateswar handing over the cheque to family members of the victim in Visakhapatnam on Friday
Integrated Tribal Development Agency Project Officer S Venkateswar said the families of the victims of the pressure mine blast in G Chintalaveedhi village, Pedabayalu mandal, will be taken care of.
Visakhapatnam: Integrated Tribal Development Agency Project Officer S Venkateswar said the families of the victims of the pressure mine blast in G Chintalaveedhi village, Pedabayalu mandal, will be taken care of.
As per the government's direction, the kin of the deceased were handed over ex-gratia cheques.
Two tribals were killed recently in a landmine blast in the Pedabayalu forest of Visakhapatnam Agency area.
The deceased were Mondipalli Mohana Rao (29) and Mondipalli Ajay Kumar (17). The Project officer handed over a cheque for Rs 1 lakh to Appalamma, wife of Mohana Rao, and another cheque for Rs 1 lakh to Buddanna and Janakamma, parents of Ajay Kumar. Venkateswar assured that the government schemes would be sanctioned for them. Later, the villagers submitted a request to build a road to the village. The PO responded positively and said the road construction proposal will be looked into. DSP Rajkamal and ITDA AO K Nageswara Rao participated in the programme.
