New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed extreme pain over the derailment of Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh and said the Railway Ministry and the state government were doing everything possible and providing all assistance required.
He said the situation was being monitored very closely by the Railways Ministry.
Fourteen coaches of the Utkal Express, which was on its way from Puri to Hardwar, derailed in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh this evening, causing deaths and injuries.
Railways Ministry & UP Government are doing everything possible & providing all assistance required in the wake of the train derailment: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 19, 2017
"Extremely pained by the derailment of the Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased," the Prime Minister tweeted.
Extremely pained by the derailment of the Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 19, 2017
"I wish those injured a speedy recovery. The situation is being monitored very closely by the Railway Ministry," Modi said.
I wish those injured a speedy recovery. The situation is being monitored very closely by the Railways Ministry: PM @narendramodi— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 19, 2017
The Railways and the UP government are "doing everything possible and providing all assistance required in the wake of the train derailment," the Prime Minister added.
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