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Mumbai: Nearly a month after a massive landslide claimed 27 lives in Irshalwadi of Raigad district, the villagers have demanded that the 57 missing people be declared presumed dead to enable next of kin to get the ex gratia announced by the government.ge..
Though the district collector has sent a proposal to declare the missing people dead, no decision has been taken by the government..
An official from the collectorate said that the state needs to make it a special case by invoking the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 and the decision will need a nod from the chief minister and the deputy chief ministers..
Once announced dead, the relatives of the missing persons will be entitled for the ex gratia of 5 lakh and other benefits announced by the government..
We have proposed to announce the missing person dead as a special case on the lines of the decision taken by the Uttarakhand government in February 2021..
