The Kerala government has ordered a judicial probe into the fireworks blast in Thrissur district's Mundathikode that killed at least nine people on Tuesday.
A one-man judicial commission under retired High Court judge CN Ramachandran Nair will investigate the reasons behind the blast and submit a report to the government.
The government has declared ex-gratia relief of ₹14 lakh each for the families of the deceased, including ₹4 lakh from the State Disaster Relief Fund and ₹10 lakh from the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced compensation worth ₹2 lakh each for families of the deceased and ₹50,000 each for those injured.
The death toll has risen to nine, with over 32 unidentified body parts collected from the site of the explosion in Mundathikode.
Doctors have begun DNA testing of unidentified body parts and results are expected in the next 3-4 days.
Expert teams of doctors from several medical college hospitals in the state have begun to arrive in Thrissur to provide the best treatment for the injured.
