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  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reaches Odisha

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reaches Odisha

    Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has reached Odisha. She is scheduled to visit the silver city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

    The CM of West Bengal further informed that she will also visit Bhubaneswar today. Sources say that as many as 53 persons from West Bengal injured in the train accident in Odisha are being treated at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.

    The CM is slated to visit them in the hospital and oversee their treatment. The CM further said that she will then visit Bhubaneswar and oversee the treatment procedures and interact with the injured.

    The CM further assured that the family or nearest kin of those deceased in the train accident shall be given jobs for the upkeep of their family. The family member or nearest kin of the deceased will be appointed as a special home guard. They shall also be granted an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh.

    Further, also in case of complete grievous hurt, the family member of the person shall be given a job as a special home guard. In case of serious injury, an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees shall be given. In case of injury, the amount shall be Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 25,000.

    She promised that in case there is no injury or mental trauma, such persons will receive an amount of Rs. 10,000 as compensation. She further added that the families of the deceased persons shall receive a free ration.

    The CM questioned the decision of the Railways to hand over the investigation of the accident to the CBI. She said that this is an accident and not a crime. The CBI is equipped to handle criminal investigations only. She said that the CBI is yet to submit a report on the Jnaneswari Express train derailment which happened back in May 2010.

    As authorities brought back Odisha train accident victims to WB, CM Mamata Banerjee paid respect to them on June 5. The Balasore catastrophe that took place on June 2, claimed 275 lives and left more than 900 injured.

  • CM Mamata Banerjee visits Jagannath Temple, terms of meeting scheduled with Patnaik courtesy call

    CM Mamata Banerjee visits Jagannath Temple, terms of meeting scheduled with Patnaik courtesy call

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, on Wednesday visited Jagannath temple in Puri and offered prayers for the welfare of all.

    She offered prayers to Lord Jagannath, goddess Bimala, Mahalaxmi and other deities in the shrine.

    A flag offered by Banerjee was raise on the 214 foot high ‘Nilachakra’, on the top of the Jagannath temple while the existing flag was offered to the her, said a temple priest.

    She said she has prayed for the health and wellbeing of the people of West Bengal, Odisha and all.

    Banerjee is an ardent devotee of Lord Jagannath and had visited the Puri temple in 2017. During the 2021 West Bengal polls, a group of priests from the Puri temple had performed a yagna at her residence in Kolkata.

    Earlier in the day, she made a field visit to a proposed site identified by the Odisha government for construction of a guest house for accommodation of West Bengal tourists visiting Jagannath Dham.

    The site is at Sipasarubali near the site earmarked for the Puri international airport.

    “I have seen the land identified for the guest house. I liked the land. New airport is also coming here and a bridge will also be constructed here. So, it will be one of the best locations in Puri,” the Chief Minister told reporters.

    A large number of tourists from West Bengal are visiting Puri at least five times a year. Sometimes, like Rath Yatra and long holiday periods, they are unable to get proper accommodation here. So, it will help them, she said.

    Asked about the agenda behind her meeting with Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, she said: “I have met Naveenji earlier too. During the Hockey World Cup, I was invited. At that time, I told the Minister that I will meet the CM whenever I visit Odisha.”

    “So, it is a courtesy meet and we will discuss developmental issues and about the proposed guesthouse,” she said.

    Odisha Chief Secretary P.K. Jena said: “The West Bengal CM had requested the Odisha government to provide land for construction of a Niwas for West Bengal devotees and tourists in Puri. We have identified a parcel of land for construction of Bhawans by different States. We have shown her the land.”

    The details about land to be allocated will be decided during the meeting between the two Chief Ministers on Thursday, he said.