Mangaluru, Dec 2: Fisheries minister Kota Shrinivas Poojari today announced Rs 6 lakh ex-gratia for the families of the each fishermen that lost their lives in deep sea fishing boat tragedy off Ullal coast yesterday.
The bodies of four of the six fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized in deep were retrieved after a prolonged rescue-cum-search operation.
"A compensation of Rs 6 lakh each has been released to the families of fishermen who died in the boat tragedy that occurred in deep sea as per the direction of chief minister B S Yediyurappa. I console the families of the deceased and also assure that I will try to get more compensation for them," Mr Poojari, who is also Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, tweeted.
Speaking to media persons during his visit to the mortuary of Wenlock hospital, where the bodies of the fishermen were kept, Mr Poojari said: “A probe is underway to find out the cause for the boat tragedy. Search operation is on to trace the two more missing fishermen. As the bodies are entangled inside the fishing net, the process is getting delayed."
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