DU to Pay Compensation to Radiation Victims, Job of Dependents of Deceased
The Delhi University (DU) official has said that the varsity will pay compensation to the six victims of radioactive radiation exposed to university’s radio active waste products found in the scrap market of Mayapuri in west Delhi, and it will also provide a job to the dependents of the man who died, said media reports.
Registrar AKSinha said that Rajendra Prasad’s family would be given compensation worth Rs 8 lakh and his widow would be given a job in the university campus, reports said.
“Five victims who were exposed to the radioactive material and hospitalised will be given the compensation amount of Rs.2 lakh each,” he was quoted as saying.
It may be mentioned that six persons were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after exposure to radiation. Of them, Prasad died of multi-organ failure Monday. One victim was discharged April 20.
Two other victims were admitted to other hospitals. Deepak Jain, a scrap metal dealer from Mayapuri, was the first victim, turning black after he touched the radioactive source. He had a considerably suppressed bone marrow and is undergoing treatment at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
Ajay Jain, another scrap metal dealer from Mayapuri, was admitted to Max Hospital in Pitampura April 10. He suffered minor burns and was declared radiation free by the hospital authorities. His condition is being monitored.
(Based on media reports)
