New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of life in a boat capsizing incident in Bihar's Vaishali district and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased.

According to the Vaishali DM, at least 11 people were killed when a boat capsized in the Raghopur Diara area in Vaishali.

The Prime Minister also announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 for those injured in the incident.

In an X post shared by the Prime Minister's Office, PM Modi expressed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

"The loss of lives in the boat capsizing incident in Vaishali, Bihar, ...