The Odisha train accident claimed 289 lives and injured around 1,100 people.
Several families are still scrambling for the details of their loved ones travelling in the two passenger trains involved in the Balasore accident.
Many bodies are yet to be identified and it can get confusing where to go and who to approach in such a case.
The involvement of multiple agencies, such as the Railways and the Odisha state government, in the relief operations can make the situation more confusion.
Here we share official helpline numbers for the Balasore accident:
- Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)180034500611929
- Help desks have also been set up at the following locations:
Cuttack Railway Station, Bus stand
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Baramunda Bus stand, Airport
- The Railways helpline number 139 is active 24x7
- Ten helpline numbers published by the Railways after the Odisha accident
- Web links published by Railways
For the purpose of identification of the diseased and to learn the location of the injured, the Railways published three links:
(i) For photos of the deceased, click here
(ii) For the list of passengers undergoing treatmen, click here
(iii) For unidentified persons under treatment at SCB Cuttack, click here
