Sakti, April 15 -- The death toll has increased to 20, while a total of 16 people have been injured in the Sakti Power Plant blast, Superintendent of Police Praful Thakur said on Wednesday.

On the Sakti power plant boiler blast, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai also said that orders have been given for an investigation.

"A high-level inquiry will be done, and strict action will be taken against the guilty," he said.

Announcing the compensation, CM Sai said, "Rs 5 lakh each ex-gratia has been announced for the bereaved families and Rs 50,000 each for the injured have been announced by the State. PM announced Rs 2 lakh each ex-gratia for the bereaved families and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. The power plant company announced...