Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday took stock of the situation after three trains collided in Odisha’s Balasore. The Union Minister ordered a high-level inquiry into the accident and said that at present the focus is on rescue operations.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, “It is a big tragic accident. Railways, NDRF, SDRF and the state government are carrying out rescue operations. Best medical facilities will be provided. Compensation was announced yesterday. A high-level committee has been constituted.” Has been.” Inquire about it.”
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“Our priority is to carry out rescue and relief operations. Restoration will begin after clearance from the district administration. A detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted, as well as an independent inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety,” he said. Vaishnav also said that the cause of the accident would be known after the report of the Commissioner of Railway Safety.
Visuals from the site where Coromandel, Bengaluru-Howrah Express trains derailed last night in Odisha’s Balasore. Search and rescue operations are still underway by NDRF teams and local administration. pic.twitter.com/t8EDvN1m71
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Currently, a joint search and rescue operation is being carried out by the NDRF and the local administration. So far 233 people are feared dead, while more than 900 are injured after the Coromandel Express train derailed. Officials in Bhubaneswar said 200 ambulances, 50 buses and 45 mobile health units were working at the accident site, in addition to 1,200 personnel.
As per ANI report, currently, rescue teams are working to cut the only bogie left after the tragic train accident in Balasore. The injured are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Cuttack districts.
Meanwhile, Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also left his trip to Kolkata in West Bengal midway and proceeded to Odisha’s Balasore where several coaches of a passenger train derailed after colliding with a goods train. Got down
The Odisha government has declared a day’s mourning on Saturday after the train derailment.