Petroleum Ministry and ONGC announce ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakhs each to families of four deceased in Mumbai High helicopter incident

As an immediate measure, both the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) have announced ex-gratia of ₹15 lakh each (Total ₹ 30 lakh) for each family of the four persons who were lost in the unfortunate helicopter incident on Arabian Sea.

On 28 June 2022, a helicopter on board with nine (9) passengers, including two pilots, made an emergency landing on Arabian Sea, around a nautical mile away from ONGC offshore rig Sagar Kiran. While a fast rescue action saved five persons, the incident resulted in the loss of four precious lives. Three of these were ONGC employees, and one a contractual worker.

Apart from the ex-gratia, one senior ONGC officer has been associated with each of the survivors. The associated officers would facilitate in their logistics, boarding and accompany them to their hometowns.

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