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The practices, highlighted in a letter by Railway Board Member (Infrastructure) RN Sunkar on April 3, involved “reconnecting signalling gear without proper testing of points”, “wrong wiring during preparatory works” during maintenance.
Hospital authorities have set up help desks, and photos of the dead have been put up to help relatives identify their loved ones.
For the bodies that are being claimed, the Railways, in a marked departure from convention, has decided to assign an official as a helping hand for each of the victims’ families.
Malfunctioning level-crossing gate may have led to ‘tampering’ of ‘location box’.
All proceeds generated from the forthcoming charity stream will be donated to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund-Government of Odisha.