The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a greenfield highway to improve connectivity on the Guwahati-Shillong-Silchar route.
"The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Unnao. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000", said an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
"Six more people are feared to be trapped inside the collapsed structure," the NDRF had said in an earlier statement.
Officials said that two NDRF teams are engaged in a search and rescue operation.