State-possessed Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday reported money help for groups of the perished and overcomers of the private worker for hire worked barge that soaked in the Arabian Sea subsequent to being battered by a serious tornado.
ONGC said a prompt help of Rs 1 lakh will be given to the 186 overcomers of the sunk canal boat and Rs 2 lakh for the dead and missing people's families.
At any rate 51 people passed on and 24 are as yet missing after barge P-305 of Afcons lost anchor and hit an automated establishment prior to overturning recently.
None of those on barge P-305 was ONGC worker. They were either worker of Afcons or recruited by it for executing an agreement it had got from ONGC.
"Typhoon Tauktae had hit the Arabian Sea off the shore of Mumbai in the early long stretches of May 17, 2021, where ONGC's significant creation establishments and boring apparatuses are found. Three development barges of Afcons, chipping away at an undertaking of ONGC in Western Offshore fields in the Arabian Sea, and one floater penetrating apparatus of ONGC were seriously affected in the twister," the firm said in an assertion.
Trapped in high-speed winds and expanding ocean, every one of the anchors of the Barge P-305 parted with, driving it to float wildly. It "hit an automated foundation of ONGC bringing about water entrance and in the long run inverted at around 1700 Hrs of 17 May 2021," the assertion added.
ONGC OSVs (Offshore Supply Vessels) were quickly squeezed into administration for salvage activity alongside INS Kochi and INS Kolkata of Indian Navy and Coast Guard vessel.
There were 261 people on board P-305.
"ONGC alongside Indian Navy and Coast Guard promptly swung into salvage activities. Indian Navy alongside the Coast Guard and ONGC are proceeding with broad inquiry and salvage tasks," it said.
"During this battle against the savagery of nature, representatives on board showed model fortitude and proceeded with their endeavors to control barges and apparatus to wellbeing with thumped usefulness."
The firm said it is presently taking a gander at salvage and restoration errands. "Our colleague Afcons, who was working the influenced barges, has been with us in this undertaking. We are disheartened by the occasions and express our profound distress at the death toll and pay our accolades for the BNVs (Brave, Nature's Victims)".
The joined salvage and search endeavors will be proceeded for a couple of more days, ONGC said, adding it desires to save more lives.
"In this hour of misery, Afcons are chipping away at the remuneration for the influenced team, which will be operationalised soon," it said. "ONGC has likewise set up a helpdesk to expand help. ONGC will work with the reliant relatives of the protected group in giving coordinations and costs.
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