New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has visited New Delhi Railway Station. He visited the station to see how the crowd is being managed.
Statement surfaced
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, ‘Several steps have been taken for access control and crowd control at New Delhi Railway Station. If passengers have reserved tickets, they will go directly inside the station. Those who do not have tickets will first go to the holding area. Arrangements have been made to take them directly to the holding area. All counters for unreserved tickets have been removed from the first floor and counters have been set up in the holding area so that only those who have bought tickets can enter the station. This analysis is being done in the war room of Northern Railway.’
There was a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station
There was a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station due to the crowd in the past. 18 people died in this stampede. After this incident came to light, there was a lot of uproar and many politicians and officials reached the spot.
This incident happened on the night of 15th February. There was chaos at that time on platform number 13 and 14 of New Delhi Railway Station.
This accident happened around 9.30 pm. Railways had announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased, Rs 2.5 lakh each to the seriously injured passengers and Rs 1 lakh each to the minor injured passengers.
PM Modi also expressed grief over this incident. Posting on social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, ‘The stampede at New Delhi Railway Station has saddened me. My sympathies are with those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery. The administration is trying to find out those affected by the stampede.’