Railway Minister to visit triple train accident site
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Bhubaneswar: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will arrive in Odisha, on Monday evening for a three-day visit. The minister will visit the triple train accident site.
Soon after his arrival, he is scheduled to visit Puri, where he will inspect the Puri railway station and review the arrangements made for the pilgrims in view of the world-famous Car Festival (Rath Yatra) in the evening, railway officials said.
Vaishnaw will also visit the Rath Yatra venue in the forenoon on Tuesday.
Later, he will proceed to Bahanaga Bazar, where the triple train accident occurred on June 2 evening.
The train accident involving Coromandel Express, Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express, and an iron ore-laden goods train resulted in the loss of about 300 lives and left 1,200 passengers injured.
He will then interact with the local people in the area. He is also scheduled to visit the Balasore District Hospital and will meet with the officials of the hospital and district administration.
Apart from this, Vaishnaw will inspect and review the development of Balasore railway station, they said.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the Odisha train tragedy went up to 292 with one more injured passenger succumbing to injuries at the SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Paltu Naskar (24) from South 24 Parganas in West Bengal.
With inputs from IANS