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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has announced an immediate relief of ₹2 lakh for the families of the workers who lost their lives or are missing following the sinking of a barge during Cyclone Tauktae and ₹1 lakh to the survivors.
Carrying 261 personnel, the P-305 construction barge capsized at around 5 pm on Monday. The barge was chartered by ONGC’s offshore contractor Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.
So far, 186 workers have been rescued, while 49 bodies have been recovered. ONGC said in a statement.
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