2 senior UP ministers rush to train accident site

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Aug 19 2017 | 8:42 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed senior ministers Suresh Rana and Satish Mahana to rush to the train accident site in Muzaffarnagar.
He also spoke with the Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate and instructed him to ensure all possible relief to affected people, an official spokesperson said.
Hospitals have been instructed to provide free treatment to the injured passengers, the spokeperson said.
He said four NDRF teams were also being rushed there -- three from Ghaziabad and one from Delhi.
Besides, 35 ambulances, bread, butter, 1,000 food packets, additional private and state-run buses were being arranged, he said.
Volunteers were being mobilized from adjoining Meerut, the spokeperson said.
Medical colleges, district hospitals and large number of private hospitals were being prepared to receive patients, he said.

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First Published: Aug 19 2017 | 8:42 PM IST

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