Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, stationed at the Balasore district where the tragic train accident claimed 288 lives, has said that officials have identified the root cause and the people responsible for the tragedy.
The minister told ANI that the accident happened due to change in electronic interlocking. "The commissioner of railway safety has investigated the matter and let the investigation report come but we have identified the cause of the incident and the people responsible for it... It happened due to a change in electronic interlocking. Right now, our focus is on restoration," the minister added.
He added that the focus right now is on restroration process. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspected the site yesterday. We will try to restore the track today. Our target is to finish the restoration work by Wednesday so that trains can start running on this track," the minister added.
Sources said that the number of deaths in the triple train crash on Friday has also increased from 288 to 295 but this could not be confirmed as yet.
The triple train pile-up near Balasore on Friday disrupted passenger and goods traffic between important industrial centres.
