Balasore train tragedy: AIIMS Bhubaneswar hands over 28 unclaimed bodies to BMC
The process of handing over of the 28 unclaimed bodies of the Balasore train tragedy to BMC has started on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar: The process of handing over of the 28 unclaimed bodies of the Balasore train tragedy to BMC has started on Tuesday.
According to reliable reports, AIIMS Bhubaneswar has handed over the 28 unclaimed bodies to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for mass cremation.
It is worth mentioning that, in the Balasore Bahanga triple train tragedy, the process of handover of 28 dead bodies which could not be identified in AIIMS Bhubaneswar has started.
The process has started in the presence of AIIMS Medical Superintendent Dilip Parida and will be handed over to BMC Additional Commissioner Shuchendu Sahu.
The handover will take place in the presence of CBI Delhi officials. The cremation will take place at the Bharatpur Cemetery in the presence of the CBI team, said latest reports.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on October 8 issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for disposal of 28 unclaimed bodies from the Bahanaga train tragedy in a scientific manner.
According to SOP set by the BMC, 2-3 carriers will be provided by the BMC for smooth transportation of bodies from AIIMS to the cremation ground in Bharatpur area in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
The whole process of the handing over of the bodies will be recorded on camera. The disposal will be carried out within the next two days, sources said.
The train accident took place on June 2 claimed 290 lives. The incident occurred when the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district.
