The state government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakheach to dependents of those who died in the gas tanker lorry blast at Chala in Kannurlast week.
Fixing the responsibility of the IndianOil Corporation (IOC) in the mishap, thestate decided to ask the oil firm to provide suitable job to a member each ofthe affected families.
In the absence of an employable member, the family will be granted with aminimum monthly pension of Rs 5,000.
Those who sustained 40 per cent and above burn injuries will be given Rs 5lakh, while those with below 40 per cent burns will get Rs 2 lakh. The medicalexpense of all the injured is being borne by the government. A three-tierpackage has been announced to take precautionary measures to avoid such mishapsin the Chala-Nadal sector.
Asolatium of Rs 5 lakh has been allotted from the Chief Minister’s relief fundto the family of Ramachandran Nair of Kadappal, Kalavooor, Alappuzha, who diedin a road accident involving his autorickshaw and the official car of Minister ManjalamkuzhyAli last week, according to a press release from the Minister’s office.
The minister had also sustained a fracture in the accident.