SRC asks collectors to make ex-gratia payment within 3-days

The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed the district collectors to provide ex-gratia to the next of the kin of those who died in the cyclone Titli and the resultant flood within three days.

The Odisha government has earlier announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. The ex-gratia for the calamity victims is being paid from the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund)