: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today handed over relief package of Rs 31 lakh to those affected by the May 11 blaze at Pasighat market in East Siang district.
In his maiden visit to the district headquarters the chief minister visited the site of the accident in which 27 shops were reduced to ashes and instructed that there should be no distinction made between shop owners and tenants while distributing relief.
He said shop tenants would be compensated as they too suffered losses in the blaze which destoryed their wares.
Pul said the government would soon revise the existing relief package of Rs 5000 - Rs 10000 to Rs 119000 and would approach the Centre for it.
Additional relief package for the fire victims would be worked out soon under the Chief Minister's Relief Package in which both shop owners and tenants would be equally compensated, he added.
