Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be given to families of those who died in the unfortunate incident of Ganjbasoda. Rs 50,000 will be provided to the injured and arrangements will be made for their free treatment.

 

So far three bodies have been fished out while 19 others have been rescued safely. The injured are being treated at hospitals in Vidisha and Ganjbasoda.

 

It is a matter of relief that all these people are out of danger. Instructions have been given for a high-level inquiry in the incident occurred in Lal Pathaar village of Ganjbasoda in Vidisha district and to provide all possible medical assistance to the victims. The administration is engaged in relief and rescue operations. CM monitored rescue operation being undertaken at Ganjbasoda from the Situation Room at Mantralaya.

 

He interacted virtually with the district administration staff engaged in relief and rescue work, SDRF, NDRF teams, doctors and villagers. Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajaura and Director General of Police Vivek Johri were present in the Situation Room. Minister of Medical Education and incharge of Vidisha district Vishwas Sarang informed about the updated status of relief and rescue work from the site.

Vishwas Sarang was present at the site of the incident since Thursday night as the representative of the State Government and is co-ordinating the relief and rescue operations.

 

This is the first time that Chief Minister monitored the incident from the Situation Room started recently for Disaster Management.

Chief Minister said that Government stands with the families of victims. If any further assistance is required, then all support will be extended to these families.

Adequate Hydra and Poclain machines are removing the soil at the site of the incident. Friable soil is causing the debris to fall again and again.

 

A team of NDRF has also arrived from Varanasi for rescue work underway in hamlet of Ganjbasoda area in Vidisha district. Five SDRF teams from Ashoknagar, Vidisha, Raisen and Bhopal are engaged in rescue operations. The teams are being changed to ensure that the rescue work is completed soon. While giving rest to the teams which were working in the night, new teams have been pressed into relief and rescue operations since this morning.

 

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the teams engaged in relief and rescue work are working non stop. SDRF team members and a tractor got crushed under the debris, but were rescued. Commissioner, Collector, DGP, SP are all at the spot. Efforts are made to complete the rescue work as soon as possible.