Odisha Train Accident: PM Modi Orders Prompt & Stringent Action Against Those Found Guilty

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GG News Bureau

Balasore, 3rd June. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Odisha and reviewed the rescue and relief efforts underway after the tragic train accident in Balasore.

The Prime Minister visited the railway accident site and the hospital where the injured are undertaking treatment.

Prime Minister Modi said that people from various states who were travelling in the trains have been impacted by this monumental tragedy. While talking about the tragic loss of lives, the Prime Minister said that no stone will be left unturned to provide all possible medical help to those injured.

Odisha train mishap: Government stands with bereaved family members, says PM  Modi He said that the government stands with the bereaved family members who have lost their loved ones.

The Prime Minister said that instructions have been given to ensure proper and speedy investigation of the tragedy, and to take prompt and stringent action against those found guilty.

He commended the efforts of the Odisha government, local administration and of the local people, especially youth, who worked through the night to assist ongoing efforts.

He also lauded the local citizens who turned up in large numbers for blood donation, to help those injured.

He said that Railways is working to provide rescue and relief, as well as to ensure quick restoration of rail tracks. Interacting with the local authorities, personnel from the disaster relief forces and railways officials, the Prime Minister emphasised on the ‘whole of government’ approach to mitigate the tragedy.

The train crash, one of the deadliest in India in recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday.

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