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AP CM announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to bereaved families in boat tragedy

Vijayawada, June 14 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed grief over Sunday's boat tragedy in the Krishna river in Palnadu district which resulted in four persons drowning and announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to each of the bereaved families.
Officials said the boat dashed against a sandbank and capsized. Three children identified as Gandham Sandra (9), Gandham Saini (10), Battula Karthik (12) drowned alongwith 28-year-old Konata Chaitanya.
The Chief Minister, who is now in Singapore, spoke to the Palnadu district Collector and other officials and inquired about the incident. He directed the officials to hand over the ex-gratia amount at the earliest.
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