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The 28 unidentified bodies from the Bahanaga train mishap will be disposed of in a scientific manner, the BMC issued SOP on Sunday. All 28 bodies were preserved in special containers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar following the tragic train accident in Balasore district in June this year.
As per AIIMS authorities, there were a total of 81 bodies and 110 claimants. 53 bodies were subsequently handed over after the necessary matching of the DNA samples. There were no claimants for the 28 bodies.
The train accident took place on June 2 and the lives of over 290 persons were lost. The incident occurred when the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district. Some of the derailed coaches subsequently collided with the Yeshvantpur Express returning to Howrah from the opposite direction.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the disposal of the unidentified bodies of the Bahanaga train accident.
The BMC has decided to provide two to three dead body carriers for the smooth transportation of bodies from AIIMS to the cremation ground. The Director AIIMS shall hand over the bodies to the BMC health officer following the existing rules and guidelines of the state, Centre, and NHRC for cremation of the bodies.
The entire process from receiving the bodies to cremation will be videographed, the BMC SOP read.
