Labourers' truck falls into gorge, Anjaw (2025): Deaths and Ex Gratia Relief
A mini-truck with 22 construction workers from Tinsukia plunged off the Hayuliang-Chaglagam road; the lone survivor raised the alarm two days later.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Place | Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Kind | Accident: Road accident |
| Deaths | 21 |
| Injured | 1 |
Ex gratia relief announced
| Paying government | Per death | Injury relief | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (Centre) | Rs 2 lakh | Injured: Rs 50,000 x 1 | Rs 0.42 crore |
Total sanctioned: Rs 0.42 crore. Reported as paid: No payment figure has been made public yet.
Sources
Disaster and accident relief register · SDRF and NDRF relief norms
Sanctioned amount = announced rate x reported victims. Injury relief is counted only where the number of injured is on record. Payments by companies and parties are not included.