Loss of lives in boat capsize in Bihar deeply painful: PM Modi

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New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the Bihar boat tragedy “deeply painful,” and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured.

Several people were feared drowned after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Vaishali district on Tuesday evening.

There was no confirmation of the number of the deceased.

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