SHILLONG, Dec. 13 -- A year and counting since the Ksan coal mine tragedy occurred in East Jaintia Hills (EJH), the families of the 16 coal miners who lost their lives are still hoping to get a final compensation from the Government."It is surprising that a year has gone by but the Government has not paid the final compensation to the families of the victims," said Rajabala MLA, Dr Azad Zaman.

"The families are counting on the State Government that some additional compensation would be paid to them," he added.

An amount of Rs 1 lakh was paid by the State government as compensation to the families of the coal miners while Rs 2 lakh was also sanctioned under the Prime Minister Relief Fund.

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