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State to provide₹2lakhex gratiatokinofthosekilled by electrocutionin rain
The Statesman Siliguri
|September 25, 2025
The state government will provide Rs 2 lakh compensation to the next of kin of those who died by electrocution during the torrential rains that hit the city on Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced this afternoon.
Ten people died after they were electrocuted during the unprecedented downpour. Of these, eight died in the city while one each died in South and North 24-Parganas.
Miss Banerjee said: “The state government will give Rs 2 lakh compensation to the next of kin of the dead. I would request the CESC to provide Rs 5 lakh compensation. If they fail to do anything the state government will give a job of home guard to one of the next of kin per family.”
This story is from the September 25, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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