New Delhi: The Maharashtra government has declared a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the victims who lost their lives in a tragic explosion at Nagpur’s solar explosive company last Sunday.
Earlier today, near Bazargaon village, a devastating explosion at a solar explosive company claimed the lives of nine individuals and left three others injured, as confirmed by officials.
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In a post on X, CMO Maharashtra said, “The Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed deep grief over the deaths in the explosion incident at a factory in Nagpur. Expressing condolences to the deceased and their families, the Chief Minister has also announced an aid of five lakh rupees to their kins of those who died in the incident.”
नागपुरातील एका उपकरण निर्मिती कारखान्यात झालेल्या स्फोटाच्या दुर्घटनेतील मृत्यूंबाबत मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी तीव्र शोक व्यक्त केला आहे. मृत आणि त्यांच्या कुटुंबियांप्रति सहवेदना व्यक्त करून वारसांना पाच लाख रुपयांची मदत देण्याचेही मुख्यमंत्र्यांनी जाहीर केले आहे.
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“He has also given instructions to authorities to provide timely and quality treatment to the injured in this unfortunate incident,” the Chief Minister’s office added.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also paid condolences to the families of the deceased and said that the state government stands firmly with them on this sad occasion.
“It is very unfortunate that 9 people including 6 women died in the explosion at a Solar factory in Nagpur. It is a company that manufactures drones and explosives for the defence forces. The Nagpur Collector and Superintendent of Police are in constant touch and the IG, SP, and Collector are at the spot. The state government will give assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the kins of those who died in this incident,” Deputy CM said.
On the incident, Harsh Poddar, Superintendent of Police, Nagpur (Rural) said, “This blast happened at the time of packing in the cast booster plant in the Solar Explosive Company.”