"Anti-Collision Device Would Have Averted Odisha Train Tragedy": Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
The Trinamool Congress chief and former Railway Mnister Banerjee further announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the victims of the tragedy belonging to West Bengal.
Terming the horrific train accident in Odisha the 'biggest of the century', West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who met Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that the crash could have been averted if trains were equipped with the anti-collision system.
The Trinamool Congress chief and former Railway Mnister Banerjee further announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the victims of the tragedy belonging to West Bengal.
"Coromandel is one of the best express trains. I was the Railway Minister thrice. From what I saw, this is the biggest railway accident of the 21st century. Such cases are handed over to Railway's safety commission and they investigate and give a report. There was no anti-collision device on the train, as far as I know. Had the device been on the train, this would not have happened. The dead can't be brought back but now our work is rescue operation and restoration of normalcy," Mamata Banerjee said while addressing the reporters in the presence of the Union Railway minister.
The West Bengal Chief Minister reached the Odisha train accident site on Saturday.
