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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 16, 2021, condoled the deaths in a bus accident in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.

The Prime Minister Office tweeted quoting the Prime Minister “bus accident in MP’s Sidhi is horrific. Condolences to the bereaved families. The local administration is actively involved in rescue and relief work.”

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Bus accident in MP’s Sidhi is horrific. Condolences to the bereaved families. The local administration is actively involved in rescue and relief work: PM @narendramodi
The Prime Minister also approved an ex-gratia. The PMO tweeted “PM @narendramodi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the bus accident in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. Rs 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured.”

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PM @narendramodi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the bus accident in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured.
It may be mentioned here that at least 39 person died after a bus carrying 57 passengers fell into a canal in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, on February 16, 2021, morning. The search operation is underway. The bus was going to Satna, MP, from Sidhi, but fell into a canal in Sidhi as the driver lost control over the steering-wheel.