Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced a solatium of Rs. 1 lakh each to the family of a fisherman who drowned in the sea and to the families of three others who are still missing.
The boat carrying two fishermen — Saravanan and Raji of Tsunami Nagar in Tondiarpet — was damaged while they were fishing on November 7 last and they went missing.
On April 14 this year, a boat carrying Sagayaraj and Milkias was damaged while fishing.
The body of Milkias was recovered while Sagayaraj is still missing.
