PM directs Mukul Roy to visit derailment site in Assam

Monday, July 11, 2011, 11:45 [IST]

New Delhi, July 11: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (Jul 11) directed Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy to visit the site of a train derailment in Rangia in Assam following a blast in which at least 50 passengers were injured.

The direction came a day after the blast that took place near Rangia in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district last evening, PMO sources said.

At least 50 passengers were injured as six coaches of Guwahati-Puri Express derailed following the blast The Prime Minister holds the portfolio of Railways in absence of a cabinet minister.

PTI

Topics: accident, new delhi, assam, manmohan singh

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