Prime Minister Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia payment for families of 8 drowned in Meshwo River during Ganesha idol immersion in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh for the families of eight individuals who drowned in the Meshwo River during Ganesha idol immersion in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The incident occurred on Friday in Vasna Sogathi village. Modi expressed his condolences on social media and stated that Rs 50,000 would be provided for the injured. Rescue operations are ongoing to find any missing individuals.