The Minister of State for Railways, Mukul Roy has announced five lakh rupees ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the dead, one lakh rupees for those who sustained serious injuries and 25,000 rupees for those with minor injuries.Meanwhile, rail traffic has been disrupted along the Delhi-Howrah route and several trains have been diverted through the Ulchahar – Lucknow route. Railway traffic on Allahabad – Kanpur section on Howara -Delhi route is completely blocked and around 40 trains are running through diverted routes. Ten trains have been cancelled so far.The Railway authorities have set up help lines to provide information relating to the accident. The numbers areHowrah :033-24613660Khurja :05738-253084 and 85Kanpur :0152-2323015, also 16 and18Allahabad :0532-2207353Mirzapur 05442 220095,96,97Fatehpur-05180-222025
News On AIR | July 10, 2011 8:48 PM
Railways announce compensation to victims’ families; several trains diverted