Rescue teams on Friday recovered 12 more bodies from the debris at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district, which was hit by a massive landslide, pushing the death toll to 20, officials said. They said that 10 of the deceased are from the Territorial Army.
Forty-three people were still missing after a mudslide occurred at the Tupul Yard railway construction camp on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
An ex-gratia of 5 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and 50,000 for those injured had been announced by Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
Search operations are being conducted by personnel from the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, Territorial Army and the National Disaster Response Force, along with state agencies.
On Friday evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said nine jawans from her state have lost their lives in the incident.
Nine jawans of the Darjeeling hills 107 Territorial Army unit are among the casualties in the Manipur landslide, shocked to learn that 9 jawans are among the casualties in the Manipur landslide. Deeply mourn the demise and extend all solidarity and support to the next of kin. Banerjee expressed his heartfelt condolences.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said earlier in the day that at least one person from the neighbouring state died in the massive landslide, and 16 others were missing.
Saddened to learn that a person from Morigaon lost his life, 5 are undergoing treatment and 16 are still missing in the Manipur landslide, Sarma wrote on Twitter.
He said that Cabinet colleague Shri Pijush hazarika will reach Manipur as soon as possible to coordinate rescue operations.