72 killed in India, most are from Bihar The quake and aftershocks, which were experienced in some parts of North and East India, have also left 288 others injured, a senior Home Ministry official said. Bihar accounted for 51 deaths while 173 were injured, the official said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had directed government officials to carry out relief work for the affected on a war footing and all the ministers and secretaries have been asked to camp in the districts under their charge. The state government has decided to distribute one quintal of foodgrain and Rs 5,800 assistance to each of the affected family as immediate relief, Kumar said.
The Home Ministry official said that 13 people died and 70 others were injured in Uttar Pradesh, two lost their lives and 35 injured in West Bengal. One person was killed and seven others were injured in Rajasthan.
Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Bihar and one in UP for rescue and relief operations. So far, 180 people have been evacuated to safer places by the NDRF in Darbhanga in Bihar.
Fresh tremors hit many states
Fresh tremors were felt on Sunday in northern and eastern parts of India sparking panic. The tremors triggered by a 6.7-magnitude were experienced in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Chattisgarh and Delhi for over 30 seconds.
The Central government announced Rs 600,000 compensation to the relatives of those killed as PM Narendra Modi took stock of rescue and relief operations at a review meeting.
