GOVERNMENT OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:337 ANSWERED ON:22.02.2001 EMPLOYEES KILLED AND INJURED IN EARTHQUAKE IN AMAR ROY PRADHAN;BABUBHAI KHIMABHAI KATARA

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Railway employees and their family members killed and injured in the recent earthquake in Gujarat;

(b) the compensation paid and likely to be paid to each next kith and kin of deceased/injured Railway employees; and

(c) the details of special train deployed for bringing victims from Gujarat and to take their relatives to Gujarat? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH )

(a) to (c) : A Statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.337 BY SHRI BABUBHAI K. KATARA AND SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN, TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22-2-2001 REGARDING EMPLOYEES KILLED AND INJURED IN EARTHQUAKE IN GUJARAT.

(a): No. of Railway employees killed : 3 No. of family members killed : 18 No. of Railway employees grievously injured : 10 No. of family members grievously injured : 35

(b): Financial relief @ Rs.5 Lakhs each is being given to the families of the Railway employees killed in the Earthquake in Gujarat.A n ex. Gratia payment of Rs.20,OOO/- has also been made to the widow of one of the employees who was killed while on duty.

Besides, following amount of immediate financial help has also been given/is to be given: From General By Western Manager`s Relief Railway Women Fund Social Service Committee i. To the next of kin of the Rs.10,OOO/- Rs.5,OOO/- deceased Railway employee each each ii. For grievous injury to the Rs.2,00O/-each Railway employees.

(c): POSITION OF SPECIAL TRAINS FROM GUJARAT TO OTHER STATES

S.No. FROM TO DEP. DATE ARRL. DATE TIME TIME 1. Central 23.10 27.1.2001 10.42 28.1.2001

2. Ahmedabad 23.20 28.1.2001 20.15 29.1.2001

3. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central 23.10 28.1.2001 07.55 29.1.2001

4. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central 23.30 29.1.2001 11.25 30.1.2001

5. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 19.00 29.1.2001 12.15 30.1.2001 6. Ahmedabad Delhi 00.45 30.1.2001 21.45 30.1.2001

7 Ahmedabad 17.35 30.1.2001 15.10 1.2.2001

8. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 14.10 30.1.2001 14.10 31.1.2001

9. Ahmedabad 19.20 30.1.2001 24.00 1.2.2001 10. Ahmedabad 00.25 31.1.2001 17.40 1.2.2001 11. Ahmedabad 01.55 31.1.2001 18.40 1.2.2001 12. Ahmedabad Delhi 01.50 31.1.2001 22.00 31.1.2001 13. Ahmedabad Howrah 17.20 31.1.2001 14.40 2.2.2001 14. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central 23.55 31.1.2001 10.45 1.2.2001 15. Gandhidham Trivandrum 18.40 31.1.2001 05.25 3.2.2001 16. Gandhidham Howrah 16.20 31.1.2001 03.40 3.2.2001 17. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central 23.45 1.2.2001 09.20 2.2.2001 18. Ahmedabad Muzaffarpur 22.40 1.2.2001 21.20 3.2.2001 19. Ahmedabad Delhi 01.15 2.2.2001 23.10 2.2.2001 20. Ahmedabad Howrah 17.50 1.2.2001 17.00 3.2.2001 21. Gandhidham 18.45 1.2.2001 22.20 2.2.2001 22. Gandhidham Ahmedabad 00.10 2.2.2001 16.00 2.2.2001 23. Gandhidham Chennai 07.45 2.2.2001 16.35 4.2.2001 24. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 10.05 2.2.2001 08.25 3.2.2001 25. Gandhidham Ahmedabad 22.30 2.2.2001 10.45 3.2.2001 26. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 22.00 3.2.2001 13.50 4.2.2001 27. Ahmedabad Gandhidham 15.30 3.2.2001 11.05 4.2.2001 28. Gandhidham Trivandrum 22.15 4.2.2001 06.30 7.2.2001 29. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 18.10 8.2.2001 14.15 9.2.2001 30. Gandhidham Mumbai Central 21.50 10.2.2001 19.00 11.2.2001

POSITION OF SPECIAL TRAINS FROM OTHER STATES TO GUJARAT

S.NO. FROM TO DEP. DATE ARRL. DATE TIME TIME

1. Chennai Ahmedabad 16.05 27.1.2001 07.00 29.1.2001

2. Bangalore Ahmedabad 16.00 27.1.2001 05.25 29.1.2001

3. Howrah Ahmedabad 17.00 17.1.2001 15.00 29.1.2001

4. Mumbai Dhrangadhra 18.00 27.1.2001 08.55 28.1.2001 5 Delhi Ahmedabad 17.15 27.1.2001 16.15 28.1.2001 6. Delhi Ahmedabad 17.00 28.1.2001 15.15 29.1.2001

7 Mumbai Samakhiali 17.00 28.1.2001 15.15 29.1.2001 Central

8. Howrah Ahmedabad 17.00 28.1.2001 12.25 30.1.2001

9. Chennai Ahmedabad 17.00 28.1.2001 13.35 30.1.2001 10. Bangalore Ahmedabad 18.00 28.1.2001 09.10 30.1.2001 11. Bhopal Ahmedabad 19.35 28.1.2001 10.00 29.1.2001 12. Mumbai Gandhidham 17.00 29.1.2001 23.10 30.1.2001 Central 13. Secunderabad 19.20 30.1.2001 24.00 1.2.2001 14. Ahmedabad 17.00 31.1.2001 00.30 2.2.2001 15. Mumbai Gandhidham 23.45 1.2.2001 09.20 2.2.2001 Central 16. Mumbai Gandhidham 23.15 1.2.2001 05.25 3.2.2001 Central 17. Jaipur Ahmedabad 09.15 3.2.2001 03.25 4.2.2001 18. Gandhidham 02.10 4.2.2001 20.50 4.2.2001 19. Ahmedabad 15.40 5.2.2001 17.30 7.2.2001