Supermarket tragedy: NSDMA announces compensation for victims’ families

Dimapur, Oct. 14 (EMN): The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) under the Home department on Friday announced a compensation of INR 4 lakh each for the families of two persons who were killed in a tragic incident on October 12 after strong winds uprooted two trees at the crowded Supermarket in Dimapur.

The compensation amount from State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) will be provided to the next of kin of the two deceased — Holika, 33, and Vijay, 45 — as soon as possible after following due procedure, it was informed.

The update from NSDMA also informed that an amount of INR 12,700 each has been provided to the two seriously injured persons — Moksodul Haq and Khetoli — as per the norms of assistance of MHA, Government of India, from the SDRF.

It went on to say that four others persons, who sustained minor injuries, were discharged after receiving first aid at the District Hospital Dimapur.