Odisha train crash live: 'Balasore Collector confirms death toll as 288'
"NDRF, ODRF, and Railway teams have worked all night for the identification of the deceased and restoration of tracks. Union Health Minister has reached Odisha, he will visit hospitals and take stock of the situation. Many trains have been cancelled and diverted. We are working on the restoration of the tracks," says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
"The root cause of this accident has been identified. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspected the site yesterday. We will try to restore the track today. All bodies have been removed. Our target is to finish the restoration work by Wednesday morning so that trains can start running on this track," says Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
#WATCH | Odisha: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects the restoration work underway at the site where the tragic #BalasoreTrainAccident took place pic.twitter.com/r1fmncn2gL— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023
"All arrangements are being made after the incident. I am not saying that efforts are not being made but all this is being done after the incident. If this kind of readiness would have been shown before the incident, something like this would not have happened," says Former MoS Railways and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Former MoS Railways and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reach Balasore.
#WATCH | Former MoS Railways and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reaches the spot in Balasore where the horrific #TrainAccident took place.
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has deputed Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury & AICC In-Charge A Chella Kumar to visit the train crash site… pic.twitter.com/dNp8VUJjbL
A team of medical experts from AIIMS Delhi will also visit Odisha's train accident site along with medical equipment to provide treatment to more than 1,000 injured and 100 critical patients: Sources
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaches Bhubaneswar airport. He will visit AIIMS Bhubaneswar and Medical College in Cuttack to take stock of medical assistance being provided to the injured victims of the Odisha train accident.
"Our CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has given us instructions to help the injured in shifting the injured from one hospital to the other, a total of 10 ambulance vehicles have arrived here from Andhra Pradesh," says Nazeer, Srikakulam District Manager, (108) Ambulance Services, Andhra Pradesh
#WATCH | Odisha: Aerial visuals from ANI’s drone camera show the restoration work underway at the site where the horrific #BalasoreTrainAccident took place. pic.twitter.com/QtLWITBMII— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023