Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each killed in the stone quarry collapse in Mizoram."My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones due to the tragic stone quarry .
At least 15 people were feared dead when a large portion of a stone quarry collapsed and fell on them at Maudarh in Mizoram s Hnahthial district on Monday, officials said.
An official of the Mizoram Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department said that a huge portion of a stone quarry of a private company suddenly collapsed when the workers were working in the stone pit.
A total of 12 people have been confirmed to have died in Mizoram after a large portion of a stone quarry collapsed and fell on them while they were working, officials said on Tuesday, adding at least eight bodies have been retrieved so far.The .