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mowed train the party-goers of Dussehra
+ was an "obvious case of intrusion" and no route for the event had been authorized by the railways, said a senior official at PTI.
Seeking to blame the tragedy on the Amritsar administration, official sources said the local authorities were aware of the Dussehra program and the fact that a senior minister's wife was present.
"We have not been kept informed and we have not given any permission for the event. It is clearly an intrusion case and the Local administration should take responsibility for this, "said the head of the railways.
In the midst of questions raised in some quarters about why the train did not stop despite the presence of such a large crowd, the official said: "There was so much smoke that the driver was unable to see anything and he was also negotiating a turn. "
"However, all the equipment of the railways is on site and we are cooperating with the local administration for rescue and rescue operations," added the official.
At the same time, the municipality of Amritsar also claimed that no authorization had been granted by the municipal authority.
"No one has been allowed to organize the Dussehra event. Moreover, no one has requested permission from the Municipal Municipality of Amritsar," said Commissioner Sonali. Giri.
The medical teams were dispatched to the site of the accident in which
about 60 people, including women and children, have died
+ and 72 people were injured after the train from Jalandhar to Amritsar passed through a crowd standing on track to watch the Dussehra celebration.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Rs 2 lakh for the family of the dead and 50,000 rupees for the wounded.
The railways also published hotline numbers – 0183-2223171, 0183-2564485.
Railway officials also said that they were not likely to compensate the family of the dead because they were not passengers. "All information about the dead and wounded must come from the district magistrate, not from us, we cooperate with them at all levels," said the official.
"No action against the driver, the railways are not at fault"
The State Minister of Railways, Manoj Sinha, ruled out any punitive action against the train driver, claiming that the national carrier had not committed any negligence and had also advised people not to organize such events near railroad tracks.
"The incident is not the fault of the railways, there was no fault on our part and no action will be taken against the driver." People should refrain from organizing such events near the tracks.I think that if precautions had been taken, the accident could have been avoided, "he said, adding that, whenever such events were unfolding, the l 39; the district administration concerned gave permission.
However, the regulatory investigation by the Railway Safety Commission, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will be conducted in accordance with the standards in force.
The minister said that drivers were given specific instructions on where to slow down the train. "There was a curve." The driver would not have seen .What should we order an investigation on? "Trains run only at high speed," Sinha said at the request of a driver investigation. .
