ANI
06 Jun 2023, 19:57 GMT+10
Balasore (Odisha) [India], June 6 (ANI): A total of Rs 15.6 crore have been provided as compensation to the families, whose kin have been affected in the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, an official of South Eastern Railway said on Tuesday.
"Over 531 people, 303 people with simple injuries, 109 people with grievous injuries and 119 people who died, have been compensated amounting to around Rs 15.6 crores. Those families who have lost their members and who want to get compensation...I appeal to them to contact our helpdesks in Cuttack, Midnapore, Bhubaneswar and Balasore," Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway told ANI.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that 31 passengers from her state who were on board the Coromandel Express are still missing after the triple train accident which killed over 270 people.
Banerjee was on a visit to Odisha to meet injured persons currently admitted in different hospitals in Cuttack.
"Odisha and West Bengal governments are working together. They are providing free treatment. A total of 103 bodies belonging to West Bengal have been identified and 97 people are under treatment and 31 are missing," Banerjee told reporters here.
The triple train accident involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and the goods train on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2. The devastating incident left over 1000 people injured.
Demanding a probe into the horrific accident, she said, "So many people have died, the truth must come out."The Bengal Chief Minister also visited the eye and surgery department of SCB Medical College and Hospital and interacted with the patients.
A day after the incident, Banerjee, on Saturday reached the accident site in Balasore to take stock of rescue operations and questioned why the Centre's, anti-collision system, 'Kavach' was missing from the track of the collision.
Notably, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case into the matter.
In the statement, CBI said, "On the request of the Ministry of Railways, consent of the Odisha Government and further orders from DoPT(Govt. of India) relating to the train accident involving Coromandel Express, Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a Goods train at Bahanaga Bazar in the State of Odisha on June 2, 2023.""CBI has taken over the investigation of the case earlier registered at Balasore GRPS, District Cuttack (Odisha) vide GRPS Case No.64 dated June 3 regarding the said accident," the statement further said.
The tragic train accident killed 278 people and injured nearly 1,100 in what was the worst accident suffered by the public transporter since 1995. (ANI)Get a daily dose of Entertainment Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Entertainment Sun.
More InformationDUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran's top clerics are quietly accelerating succession plans for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was threatened...
BEIJING, China: Extreme weather is once again testing China's resilience, as intensifying monsoon rains trigger floods across major...
LONDON/PARIS: British and French authorities have warned people to stay safe as an early summer heat wave brings unusually high temperatures...
ANKARA, Turkey: Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) announced it would form a new...
WASHINGTON DC, - U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed a ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Iran. He made the claim on...
DUBAI, U.A.E.: British Iranians living in the U.K. are taken aback when they try to reach their families in Tehran on the phone and...
Washington DC [US], June 25 (ANI): Bobby Sherman, a teen idol of the late 1960s and early '70s, passed away on Tuesday at the age of...
Rimini [Italy], June 25 (ANI): Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was honoured at the ongoing Italian Global Series Festival 2025...
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Musician Mika Singh called Diljit Dosanjh a 'fake singer' and 'irresponsible' after the musician...
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high-level meeting...
(250625) -- CHONGQING, June 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Dazu Rock Carvings scenic spot in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality,...
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The UAE-India CEPA Council (UICC), in partnership with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in...