Odisha Train Crash: Our Objective Is To Restore Normal Operation Of Trains By Wednesday, Says Railway Minister

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Many passengers have reached their homes after taking the compensation amount and the main objective of the government is to restore normal operations of trains by Wednesday, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a day after the devastating train accident in Odisha.</p> <p>&ldquo;Large number of passengers (who were travelling in the accident-hit trains) have already reached their homes after taking the compensation amount. Our objective is that trains can start operating in a normal way latest by Wednesday morning,&rdquo; news agency PTI quoted Vaishnaw as saying.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">VIDEO | Odisha triple train accident: "Large number of passengers (who were travelling in the accident-hit trains) have already reached their homes after taking the compensation amount. Our objective is that trains can start operating in a normal way latest by Wednesday morning,"&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/jsnavN7ETm">pic.twitter.com/jsnavN7ETm</a></p> &mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1665029043329331200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>The Union Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rupees 10 lakh in case of death and Rs 2 lakh for those grievously injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries.</p> <p>A total of 288 bodies have been recovered and around 800 injured passengers are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals as rescue operations are expected to conclude in the next few hours, Odisha chief secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena said.</p> <p>&ldquo;The rescue operation is almost complete. The operation of the last bogie has started. So far, the death toll has been around 288. The injured are undergoing treatment,&rdquo; news agency ANI quoted Jena as saying.</p> <p>The train crash, considered to be the fourth deadliest in India happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday.</p> <p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Odisha's Balasore where the triple train accident occurred and took stock of the situation. He also visited a hospital and met with the injured victims. The PM said those found guilty in the matter will be punished stringently.&nbsp;</p> <p>"It's a painful incident. Govt will leave no stone unturned for the treatment of those injured. It's a serious incident, instructions issued for probe from every angle. Those found guilty will be punished stringently. Railway is working towards track restoration. I met the injured victims," he said.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

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