News Edition 24 Desk: Afcon Infrastructure has announced a compensation of Rs 35 to 75 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased employees due to its recent barge P-305 sinking in the sea of Mumbai.
It may be mentioned that the company’s ship sank in the Arabian Sea in the Toukte cyclone. At least 51 people died in it.
The company’s P-305 ship sank in the Arabian Sea after being hit by a cyclone rocket near the oil wells at the Bombay High of the public sector Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. There were 261 people on it. 51 lost their lives while 24 are still missing.