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Narmada Accident
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Narendra Modi expresses sadness over death of 12 people in Madhya Pradesh bus tragedy

| @indiablooms | Jul 18, 2022, at 10:06 pm

PM Narendra Modi on Monday mourned the deaths of 12 people in the bus tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district.

"The bus tragedy in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh is saddening. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. Rescue work is underway and local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected: PM

@narendramodi," he tweeted.

"An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the bus tragedy in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," he said.

At least 12 people died and 15 others were hurt as a bus plunged into the Narmada River on Monday after veering off a bridge at Khalghat in the vicinity of the Dhar-Khargone district border.

Indore’s Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma directed both districts’ collectors to rush to the scene.

Meanwhile, law-enforcement and NDRF personnel from Khargone’s Khaltaka, Dhar’s Dhamnod and other adjoining areas reached the place.

According to preliminary reports, only a couple of passengers have been rescued thus far.

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