Banna Gupta, Jharkhand's Minister of Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare, extended his condolences to the families affected by the train derailment and said that Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for each bereaved family.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the Howrah-Mumbai train accident near Jharkhand's Chakradharpur and wished a speedy recovery for those who sustained injuries in the mishap.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned the BJP-led central government over the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train accident that took two lives and called the accident "disastrous."
As many as six people were injured after several coaches of the Howrah-CSMT Express derailed near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand on Tuesday morning, officials said.