Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet the injured in the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district at hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
A source in the state secretariat said that Mamata Banerjee, along with state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Shashi Panja, is likely to meet the injured at the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital in Paschim Medinipur district while returning from Bhubaneswar.
He told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, “Apart from meeting the patients, Banerjee will also see the facilities being provided to the patients.” She will also interact with the relatives of the injured. On her return, she may also meet people undergoing treatment at the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, though it has not been confirmed yet. At least 206 injured are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Odisha, mostly in Odisha, the official said. People are admitted in hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
Unidentified bodies have also been kept in several mortuaries in Odisha, he said. At present, treatment of 60 injured is going on at the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital. Banerjee said on Monday that 90 people from West Bengal have died so far in the June 2 train accident and 73 people are being brought back to the state. Has announced a compensation of five lakh rupees and the job of a special home guard.
An ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each has been announced for the seriously injured, Rs 50-50 thousand for those less injured and Rs 25-25 thousand for those with minor injuries. Mamta Banerjee government He also announced a one-time ex-gratia of Rs 2,000 and free ration for four months to the family of those who were not injured in the accident but are in shock. Significantly, 278 people have died in the Odisha train accident so far. Has died and 1100 people are injured.
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