India, Sept. 7 -- Haryana minister of state Rajesh Nagar on Saturday met the family of 11-year-old Krishna Kumar, who drowned in Yamuna floodwaters on Thursday, and provided Rs.4 lakh as government assistance to the family. Krishna was playing with three friends when he drowned, his body was later recovered in another village downstream.

"This is an irreparable loss for the family. The government stands with them in this moment of grief and will continue to provide assistance," Nagar said while visiting the child's home in Faridabad to extend condolences.

With Krishna's death, the toll from the Yamuna floods in Faridabad has risen to three, after two missing persons reported by their families were also found dead in the swollen river on...