Mangalore, May 23: E Ahmed, Union Minister of State for Railways, along with a delegation from Kerala, visited the survivors of the Bajpe air crash at three different hospitals in the city and assured them that the Government of India will not ignore them on Sunday, May 23.
“We are all with you. We all share the sorrows and pains you have experienced equally”, he told Krishna, one of the survivors who is being treated at SCS Hospital.
He assured all the victims that the Government will bear the medical expenses of all the survivors.
He also visited KMC and AJ hospitals to express his condolence and to express solidarity with the victims and survivors. Victims expressed their experience and feelings during and after the crash to the minister.
E Ahmed, who arrived in the Mangalore Railway Station at 8:50 am, directly went to the Wenlock Hospital where dead bodies of the victims of the tragic plane crash that took place at Bajpe Airport on Saturday are kept for identification.
Speaking to media persons E Ahmed reiterated that it is too early to come to any conclusion regarding the cause that led to the crash.
He said that the transportation procedure of dead bodies of the Keralites to their homes will be accomplished smoothly and both the State Governments will be taking responsibility in this regard.
“Entire Kerala is observing mourning as many of the victims belong to the coastal state. And at such a critical juncture everyone should work together”, he said.
Answering a query, he explained that the compensation declared by the Prime Minister in the aftermath of crash is only a preliminary step.
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