President, Vice President, PM, LG grieved over loss of lives in  Ramban accident

Jammu, Mar 29: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday expressed grief and shock over the loss of lives in the Ramban accident and extended their deepest condolences to the bereaved families.

PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the Next of Kin (NoK) of each deceased.

President Murmu, while expressing her grief in a post in Hindi on ‘X’, wrote, “The news about the death of several persons, after a vehicle fell into a gorge in Ramban area on Jammu Srinagar National Highway, is very saddening. I express my condolences to the members of bereaved families.”

Vice-President Dhankhar too shared his pain through a post on ‘X.’

“Pained to hear about the loss of lives in a road accident in the Ramban area on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured,” he posted.

The Prime Minister, while expressing grief and extending condolences, also announced an ex-gratia for the NoK of each deceased from PMNRF.

“PM @narendramodi has expressed grief over the accident in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. He extends condolences to the bereaved families and prays for a quick recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” PMO India posted on ‘X’.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also expressed his shock and grief over the loss of lives in the Ramban road accident.

In a condolence message, the Lieutenant Governor said, “I am deeply shocked to learn of the unfortunate road accident in Ramban today, in which precious lives have been lost. I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. I have issued instructions to the district administration and Divisional Commissioner to render all assistance, as provided in the rule, to the kin of victims.”