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AI Completes Interim Compensation Payment
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June 11, 2010Air India team of officials headed by Mr. Sunil Kishen, Executive Director, Southern Region and Mr. S.K.Kundra Executive Director (Finance) along with its solicitors Mulla & Mulla Associates led by Mr. H.D.Nanavati, has paid the interim compensation amounting to Rs. 14.06 crores, to the families of 151 victims.
An amount of Rs 3.06 crores was also dispersed from the Prime Ministers’ Relief Fund to the families of 151 victims and 8 survivors of the tragic air accident at Mangalore on May 22, 2010.
Compensation to one family is pending, as the claimant who is currently out of the country has confirmed to us that he would contact our attorneys at Mumbai shortly.
The interim compensation payment process, which began on the 28th of May, was completed within twenty days, in three sittings viz., May 28 & 29; June 3, 4 & 5 and June 9 & 10.
There were only 8 survivors in the tragedy which claimed 158 lives. A total of 166 people were on board the flight including six crew members.
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