Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to take stock of the situation in the wake rail accident in Odisha in which 261 people lost their lives and about 900 were injured with the Centre and state governments focussed on relief efforts to provide succour to people impac
"Two teams of doctors from @AIIMSBhubaneswr have been dispatched for Balasore & Cuttack to assist in relief operations at the rail accident site in Odisha. We are providing all required help and medical assistance to the victims of the tragic train accident to save precious lives," Ma
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar expressed his anguish over Odisha's triple train tragedy that claimed the lives of 238 people and said that the railways should investigate and action should be taken against the perpetrators.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has constituted a high-level IAS officers committee to visit the site of Coromandel Express train accident which has caused huge loss of human lives and injuries to the passengers.
"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.
Speaking to ANI, the NDRF DG said, "It is a very tragic incident, a huge loss of lives. Nine teams of NDRF - more than 300 rescuers - are working in coordination with SDRF and other agencies. This is the third such major incident in our history."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the triple train accident in Odisha. He offered condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in the accident.
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.
Army teams have been deployed to assist in the evacuation and treatment of injured citizens in the Odisha triple train accident that claimed the lives of 238 people.