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Railway announces relief for accident victims

October 29, 2005 16:14 IST
By Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad
The Railways have announced ex-gratia for the families of those killed in the train derailment in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

Speaking to newsmen in Hyderabad, Union Minister of State for Railways R Velu said that the families of the deceased would get ex-gratia of Rs 100,000
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immediately. They would also be eligible for compensation of Rs 400,000 from the Railways Claims Tribunal later.

He said that those injured would be paid an ex-gratia of Rs 15,000 each.
Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad

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