Mamata Likely to Visit Cuttack & Bhubaneswar to Meet Those Injured in Triple Train Crash

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is more likely to go to hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in neighbouring Odisha on Tuesday to satisfy these injured within the triple prepare crash present process therapy there.

Banerjee to be accompanied by state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Shashi Panja, can be more likely to meet these present process therapy at Midnapore Medical Faculty and Hospital in Paschim Medinipore district whereas coming back from Bhubaneswar, a supply within the state secretariat stated.

“Apart from assembly the sufferers Banerjee shall be overseeing how they’re being handled. She can be going to speak to the members of the family of the injured. She can be more likely to meet these present process therapy on the Midnapore Medical Faculty and Hospital whereas returning, however that’s but not confirmed,” he informed PTI.

Not less than 206 injured persons are being handled at totally different hospitals in Odisha — primarily in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the official stated, including that there are additionally a number of unidentified lifeless our bodies mendacity in several morgues in Odisha.

For the time being there are round 60 injured individuals present process therapy on the Midnapore Medical Faculty and Hospital.

Thus far, 90 individuals from West Bengal have been killed within the triple prepare accident on June 2 and 73 have been introduced again to the state, Banerjee stated on Monday.

The West Bengal authorities has introduced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh and a job of a particular house guard to the subsequent of kin of these killed within the accident. It has additionally supplied an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to those that are gravely injured and Rs 50,000 to people who find themselves much less injured and Rs 25,000 for having minor accidents.

The Mamata Banerjee authorities has additionally introduced to offer a one-time ex-gratia of Rs 2,000 and free ration for 4 months to the household of those that should not injured however traumatised within the accident.

The chief minister has additionally introduced that the subsequent of kin of those that have misplaced their limbs within the accident may also be supplied jobs as particular house guards.

Migrant labourers, who had been travelling to the southern states, may also be supplied jobs underneath the 100-day work scheme.

The Bengal CM shall be handing over the compensation cheques and appointment letters to the subsequent of kin of the victims on Wednesday.

The Khurda Street Divisional Railway Supervisor (DRM) Rinkesh Ray on Monday stated that other than 278 deaths, 1,100 individuals had been injured within the June 2 accident.

The Coromandel Categorical crashed right into a stationary items prepare, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2.

A couple of coaches of Coromandel toppled over the previous few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Categorical which was passing by on the identical time. A items prepare was additionally concerned within the crash.

Investigators are trying into doable human error, sign failure, and different doable causes behind the three-train crash.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)