New Delhi, June 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the railway accident in West Bengal.
PM Modi assured that rescue operations are underway to assist the affected while Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is on the way to the site of the mishap.
The Prime Minister’s Office announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
“The railway accident in West Bengal is saddening. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to officials and took stock of the situation. Rescue operations are underway to assist the affected. The Railways Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji is on the way to the site of the mishap as well,” wrote PM Modi on ‘X’.
“PM Narendra Modi has announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the railway mishap in West Bengal. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” the Prime Minister’s Office posted on ‘X’.
