Chennai: A particular practice from Balasore carrying passengers affected by the horrific accident and derailment on Friday, arrived in Chennai within the wee hours of Sunday, knowledgeable officers. Tamil Nadu’s minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian’ and Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, KKSSR Ramachandran have been current at Chennai’s MGR Central Railway Station to obtain the passengers.
Speaking at a press briefing, Ma Subramanian mentioned particular medical preparations have been made in any respect main authorities hospitals to offer medical assist to the passengers. He added, “Special arrangements have been made at all major government hospitals, with 305 doctors ready to provide medical help to the passengers. 207 ICUs and 250 beds have been arranged at six major government hospitals in Chennai. A medical team has been put together to examine the passengers at the airport as well.”
He added that free buses supplied by the state Transport division will take the passengers to their desired locations. “All the passengers are safe. Seven of them are nursing minor wounds while 2 more are being treated for serious injuries. We have sent them to Rajiv Gandhi government hospital for X-rays and further treatment,” the minister mentioned.
He added that after receiving therapy, all of the passengers will likely be despatched to their respective districts. “We are monitoring the rescue and relief operation and other activities. Chief Minister MK Stalin is also personally monitoring everything via control rooms. The ministers, who were sent to Odisha, will stay there till the rescue and relief operation is completed,” Subramanian mentioned.
Meanwhile, the official toll within the devastating practice accident was pegged at 288 thus far, with 1,000 extra sustaining accidents. A report quoted officers as saying {that a} complete of 1,175 injured passengers within the Balasore practice derailment have been admitted to varied authorities and personal hospitals. Of these, 793 have been discharged after therapy. Currently, 382 passengers are present process therapy in numerous authorities and personal hospitals. The situation two of them is claimed to be crucial, the report mentioned.
The preliminary report on the tragedy mentioned the three-way accident concerned Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and a items practice on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Balasore district. As many as 17 coaches of those two passenger trains have been derailed and severely broken within the accident on Friday night.
