Port Blair, Mar. 5: An unfortunate incident occurred on 10th May, 2023, in which, a person namely D. Chiranjeev and a minor boy namely Dunna Praney died due to drowning at Baruva Village, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh while crossing river (salt water).

In order to assist the family in distress and to bring them out from shock and trauma of losing the means of livelihood, the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman, Shri Arjun Sharma, IAS has sanctioned an ex-gratia amount of Rs 3,00,000/- to the family member Smti M. Girija on account of unfortunate death of her husband and son as financial relief to start her economic activities again. The amount has been sanctioned as per “A & N Islands Scheme for Providing Financial Assistance to Victims of Accidents (who are not covered under the prevailing NDRF/SDRF Norms approved by the GOI)”.