Latest Updates on Balasore Train Accident – June 4, 2023
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik speaks to PM Narendra Modi over phone; briefs on the current situation.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the train accident happened due to change in electronic interlocking. People responsible are being identified.
Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena put the final death toll count in the train tragedy at 275, based on the report from the District Collector.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik speaks to PM Narendra Modi over phone; briefs on the current situation.
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Restoration work is underway in full swing at the train accident site. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is personally monitoring the situation. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is also present.
Naveen announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for seriously injured from CMRF. Applicable to victims from Odisha only.
Naveen Patnaik announces free bus service from Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack to Kolkata for train accident victims. Cost will be met from CMRF.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Odisha; Expert doctors from Delhi AIIMS, Lady Hardinge Hospital and RML Hospital along with modern equipment and medicines have arrived too.
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