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The government of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each on part of the respective state governments to the kin of the workers killed in the Aurangabad train mishap.
“Rupees five lakhs each has been announced as ex gratia to families of the deceased in the Karmad (Aurangabad) train accident,” said Maharashtra CMO.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that he has asked Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to order an inquiry into the matter.
“The train accident in Aurangabad has disturbed me so much that I cannot express it in words! I have spoken to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and asked him to for a swift enquiry and proper arrangement,” said Chouhan in a tweet.
“Apart from this, five lakhs will be given to the families of each deceased worker from the state government, and complete arrangements will be made for the treatment of the injured. I am sending a team of senior officials by special aircraft, who will arrange the last rites of the dead and help the injured in every possible way,” he said in another tweet.
BJP leader Ram Kadam also expressed condolences on the tragedy. “The Aurangabad accident is tragic. The Maharashtra government has not made any arrangements for food for migrant laborers and hence people are forced to walk for miles,” he said.
16 migrant labourers were crushed by a goods train at Aurangabad’s Karmad in Maharashtra on Friday. The group was sleeping on the railway tracks when the incident took place.
A police official told a news agency that the migrant workers were returning to their native place in Madhya Pradesh. They were walking along the railway tracks, and after a while had fallen asleep right there due to tiredness, he added.
“At around 5:15 AM, a freight train ran over some people which lead to the death of 16 labourers. We are looking into the matter.,” Mokshada Patil, the SP of Aurangabad, stated.
“A group of four people sat away from the track and survived but they are in shock,” he added.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the Aurangabad civil hospital.
