Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday advised airline companies to keep an eye on the unusual surge in fares of flights coming to and from Bhubaneswar
CM KCR requested the State and Union Governments to take steps to provide better treatment to the injured and extend adequate support to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.
Before leaving for Odisha from Delhi, the Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting with regard to the tragic train mishap at the Bahanagar Bazar railway station on Friday evening.
Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said "There should be a high-level inquiry and action should be taken against those responsible for it...There was major negligence. They have destroyed Railways,"
Anup Kumar Satpathy said that the number of passengers in the general coach has yet to be confirmed. However, the number of casualties and injured is yet to be known.
Rescue operations are underway, and also, the Indian Army and the IAF have been deployed for the evacuation and treatment of injured passengers at Odisha's Balasore.