Prime Minister of India - Dr. Manmohan Singh

PM expresses grief over loss of lives in the stampede at Haridwar

The Prime Minister is grieved to learn about the loss of lives in the stampede at Haridwar. The Prime Minister has sanctioned an ex-gratia of one lakh rupees each to the next of kin of the deceased and 50,000 rupees to those seriously injured in the stampede from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.