West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Odisha's Balasore on Saturday to take stock of the situation after at least 238 passengers were killed and 900 injured in the Friday mishap involving two passenger trains and a goods train.
"I think the priority has to be to save as many lives as possible...This is not the time for politics. Nobody can do politics over dead bodies," the Former Railway Minister said.
The rescue operation in the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore has been completed and the restoration work has been started, railways spokesperson Amitabh Sharma informed on Saturday.
As the death toll in the Odisha train accident has risen to 238 we look back at the most tragic train accidents that has jolted the nation in the past.
"The train accident in Odisha is heart-rending. I pray to God that may the soul of the deceased rest in peace and the bereaved families have strength in this hour of grief," said Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday deployed Mi-17 helicopters for the evacuation of deceased and injured in the Odisha triple train accident, informed Eastern Command.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting to review the situation of the Odisha triple train accident that claimed the lives of 238 leaving several injured, informed Government of India Sources.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announced an assistance amount of 5 lack for the family of deceased and 1 lack for injured in Balasore rail accident as he reached the State Emergency Operation Centre in Chennai to take stock of the situation.