Jharkhand government begins compensation process for victims of Chamoli glacier burst ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 20:15 IST
By Rizwan Arif
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Jharkhand government has started the compensation process for the state s victims in the avalanche triggered by the bursting of a glacier in Uttrakhand s Chamoli last month.
The families of the deceased will be given a sum of Rs 1 lakh under the Jharkhand Interstate Migrant Labourers Survey and Rehabilitation scheme, the state Labour Commissioner informed on Tuesday.
Labour Commissioner of Jharkhand A Muthukumar said, We are giving compensation to fourteen families. The labour department has transferred the compensation amount to the Labour Superintendents of concerned districts. It will be given to aggrieved families in two or three days.