Punjab Minister for Communication and Works (C&W) Sohaib Ahmed Bharth held a meeting with the families of deceased sanitary workers in Balwal locality, offering his condolences over the untoward incident. He handed over compensation cheques amounting to one million rupees each for the children of the sanitary workers.
Earlier, the Chief Minister of Punjab had announced Rs 3 million for each deceased worker, which was delivered to the families two days prior. The minister directed the concerned officials to expedite the salary and other processes to facilitate the widows. He also assured that jobs would be provided to the children of the deceased workers.