President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the loss of lives in the collapse of a warehouse roof accident in Kolkata yesterday. In a social media post, President Murmu described the incident as extremely heartbreaking and conveyed her condolences to the bereaved families. 

 

In his message, Vice President Radhakrishnan also expressed sorrow over the tragedy and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.

 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia payment of two lakh rupees each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the accident and fifty thousand rupees each for the injured. He added that the state government is working round-the-clock to ensure all possible assistance to those affected.