Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed condolences after eight members of a family died from drowning at Tatthehakalu beach near Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh.
PM Modi also announced Rs 50,000 to the people injured in the incident.
Eight members of a family died after drowning at the beach in Uttara Kannada, while several others are missing.
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PMO, in a post on X, said, "Deeply pained to hear about a mishap in Karwar district, Karnataka. My condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM."
