24-05-2025
Storm victims' families get Rs 4 lakh aid in Ghaziabad, Noida payout today
Ghaziabad/Noida: Social welfare minister Asim Arun met the families of the two persons who died in the in the May 21 storm and handed over Rs 4 lakh compensation on Saturday.
Mujammil (40), who was driving back home after finishing work in Sahibabad, was crushed under a tree that got uprooted during the squall in Madhuban Bapudham.
Bhanu Devi (38) died after the boundary wall of a private school in Khoda Colony collapsed onto her shanty.
Five members of her family were also injured in the incident.
After meeting the families, the minister said officials have been directed to ensure dependents are given benefits as per public welfare schemes. "UP has assured of govt support beyond immediate compensation," he said.
In addition to the Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia, the administration has submitted an application for a widow pension of Rs 1,000 per month for Mujammil's wife, Amir Jahan, and Rs 5,000 per month under the Bal Seva Yojana—Rs 2,500 each for the couple's two children.
Applications were also submitted under the Kanya Sumangala Yojana for educational support and for a one-time grant of Rs 30,000 under the Family Benefit Scheme.
Bhanu Devi's husband, Ravindra Bind, said their two children were enrolled for monthly assistance of Rs 5,000 under the Bal Seva Yojana. The minister visited a local clinic in Khoda to check on two injured individuals who were also injured in the adjacent house—Santosh and Ganesh—and directed the health department to ensure they face no hurdles in treatment.
A third woman, Shameem (35), had died in Ghaziabad after she slipped into a drain and sustained head injuries while returning home during the storm. Police officials had told TOI that the woman's leg got stuck in a drain, causing her to fall. District administration officials said it was not identified as a death caused by the storm.
Meanwhile, the minister in-charge of GB Nagar, Brijesh Singh, will hand over the compensation to the families of the three persons killed in Noida on Sunday.
Fifty-year-old Sunita and her two-year-old grandson Advik had died when a large tin sheet, torn loose by strong winds from the roof of their 21-storey tower in Greater Noida's Migsun Ultimo, fell on them as they rushed toward the building's lobby from the play area. In another incident, Ramakrishna, a 45-year-old laboratory technician at DAV Inter College, died when a tree fell on him during an evening walk in NTPC township.
He was found pinned under the tree by workers clearing debris after the storm and was rushed to NTPC Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
"Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the three deceased in Noida. Minister in-charge Brijesh Singh will personally hand over the compensation award on Sunday," said ADM Atul Kumar.
At least 49 people died across Uttar Pradesh due to various rain and storm-related incidents between 8 pm on May 21 to 4 pm on May 22, according to a report of the Integrated Disaster Control Centre, Relief Commissioner's Office, Lucknow.
