Following a train accident on Tuesday, Jharkhand's Health and Food Supply Minister, Banna Gupta, visited the site at the direction of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. He inquired about the well-being of the injured and announced that the state government would provide a compensation of INR 200,000 to the families of those...
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killed and INR 50,000 to those severely injured. He criticized the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for its failure to prevent railway accidents, alleging that despite promises of advanced devices to reduce such incidents, the situation hasn't improved. Earlier, at the Chief Minister's instruction, Banna Gupta had visited the accident site and gathered information from officials. Transport Minister Deepak Biruva and MLA Dashrath Gagariai accompanied him. He stated that the Chief Minister has offered full support to the central and railway ministries in handling the accident.