Harish questions delay in extending aid to Sigachi blast victims
Harish Rao
on Monday alleged that the families of Sigachi blast victims were yet to receive the promised Rs 1 crore ex gratia. The former minister, along with the victims' families, led a rally to the Sangareddy district additional collector's office and spoke to the official about the reasons for the delay in disbursing the compensation to the kin of the victims.
He demanded Rs 50 lakh as compensation for those grievously injured and Rs 25 lakh for others injured. He also submitted a representation on behalf of the victims' families to the additional collector Chandrasekhar Badugu.
Later, addressing the media, Harish Rao said that although the company announced it would disburse the ex gratia to the victims' kin within 15 days, there was no response from either the firm or the govt.
He said that 14 people were still undergoing treatment in various hospitals, and only Rs 50,000 was paid to each of the injured.
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"The state govt has not revealed the exact reason for the explosion at Sigachi Industries. Eight persons are still missing, and even death certificates have not been issued for some of the victims," Harish said. He also mentioned that the fate of six workers who died in the roof collapse at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) is still unknown.
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"When there was a similar accident in Anakapally in Andhra Pradesh last August, the compensation was paid to both the families of the deceased and the injured within three days," he recalled.
Harish Rao demanded the govt to hand over the death certificate, panchanama copy, and FIR copy to each of the victims' families and warned that if they did not receive the ex gratia amount, the BRS would stage a dharna at the collectorate in the next couple of days.
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