A 60-year-old pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died on his way back from the Amarnath shrine, taking the death toll in the ongoing annual yatra to 48, officials said today. Romeshwar Patidar died at Pissu Top, on his way back from the cave to Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam last evening, a police official said. While eight pilgrims were killed in the terrorist attack on a bus of yatris on 10 July, 20 other pilgrims have died in various road accidents.
Governor NN Vohra, who is also chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), yesterday reviewed the issues relating to pilgrims injured or killed since the beginning of the yatra on 29 June.
Ms Narula said in view of the circumstances leading to the killing of pilgrims in the terrorist attack, a conscious decision had been taken to enhance the scale of ex-gratia relief paid to the next of their kin. He said, as per the chairman's directions, the SASB has borne all costs for sending the mortal remains by air to the home towns of the pilgrims, in whatever circumstances they had died.
"In 37 cases, the board had also borne the cost of providing an escort and attendant to deliver the coffin to the deceased pilgrim's home town. Till date, the board had incurred Rs. 14.66 lakh on account of transportation costs and Rs. 1.34 crore towards payment of ex-gratia relief," he said.
July 19, 2017
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