Anjaw, Dec. 13 -- Assam Minister Bimal Borah on Friday visited the accident site of Hayuliang area in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district and took stock of the search & rescue operations.

Twenty-one people from Assam's Tinsukia district died after a truck carrying 22 people fell into a deep gorge on the Hayuliang-Chaglagam road in Anjaw district.

Assam Minister Bimal Borah said that, despite the rugged terrain, deep gorges and dangerous road conditions, our rescue teams are working with extraordinary courage and determination.

"Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for each of the deceased," Bimal Borah said.

Millo Kojin, Deputy Commissioner of Anjaw district, told ANI that it seemed the accident...