By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: After Union PNG-Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s order, Indian Oil Corporation Limited(IOCL), on Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs 8 Lakh to the deceased of Bhubaneswar Petrol pump mishap.The IOCL will also provide a compensation of Rs of Rs 4 lakh each for critically-injured and Rs 1 lakh each for injured persons.
Some 4 persons were at work for refilling of CNG gas when the mishap occurred. While one of the critically-injured workers admitted at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack succumbed to burn injuries , another is undergoing treatment at a private hospital . But whereabouts of one Seemanchal Parida, a native of Ganjam district, has not been ascertained yet.
Meanwhile, the PNG Ministry has pledge to follow #Covid19 appropriate behaviour- wear masks properly, wash hands with soap regularly, maintain social distancing.Collective efforts will defeat the novel coronavirus. #Unite2FightCorona Minister Pradhan appealed to everyone to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public movement in the fight against Covid-19