Andhra Pradesh announces 60L for 6 families after Visakhapatnam accident
India
After a fishing boat accident off Visakhapatnam's coast on July 4, the Andhra Pradesh government has stepped in with ₹60 lakh compensation for the families of the six people who lost their lives.
Each family will receive ₹10 lakh right away, plus another ₹10 lakh through ex gratia and the PMMSY-NFDB Group Accident Insurance Scheme once paperwork checks out.
Karri Chinna gets 50K medical aid
The only survivor, Karri Chinna, is getting ₹50,000 for medical care.
Rescue teams searched nonstop for 72 hours, even in rough weather, before Chinna was airlifted by the Navy.
Authorities have set up a committee to look into what happened and figure out how to make future responses safer and faster.