Guwahati: The chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee declared that she was “depressed” after knowing about the stone quarry incident that occurred in Hnahthial district of Mizoram on November 14.
Mamata Banerjee said, “I am deeply depressed with the Mizoram incident. The Bengal workers are dying in different states. We will provide job and compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.”
She also tweeted, “Deeply anguished by the stone quarry collapse in Mizoram that has resulted in the death of 12 workers, including 5 from WB. We’re in touch with the Govt of Mizoram to bring back the bodies & have assured the families of support. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today also expressed sorrow over the deaths of the labourers and offered an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakhs from PMNRF to the relatives of each deceased person, coupled with a compensation of Rs 50,000 per person for all those hurt in the unfortunate incident.
It should be noted that in the stone quarry collapse at Maudarh village in Mizoram, 11 bodies were found and one person was still missing.
The teams from the BSF, Assam Rifles, NDRF, state police and district administration are conducting search operations to find the body of the last person.