: An expert team of doctors of the Delhi AIIMS and various other hospitals reached the State to assist the medical staffs in the treatment of those injured in the Baleswar train accident.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in the State on Sunday, visited the Bhubaneswar AIIMS where the bodies of those killed in the train mishap have been preserved.
According to Mandaviya, over 1,000 people have been injured in the tragic train accident and they are being treated at various hospitals. Over 100 people need critical care and some of them might undergo surgeries.
“The doctors’ team from Delhi AIIMS and other hospitals have reached in a special flight of Indian Air Force (IAF) here. The team is equipped with latest equipment and medicines,” said Mandaviya.
The Minister further said that a detailed review of the patients’ condition and the hospitals they are admitted and what kind of treatment is required and how the experts’ team can assist was done.
“A working plan has been chalked out for providing advanced treatment so that we can save precious lives,” he added.