The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh asked the Director General, NDRF Shri O.P.Singh to rush rescue teams to the spot of under construction flyover collapse in Kolkata. DG, NDRF immediately deputed seven NDRF teams which started operations on reaching the site. Two more teams are being mobilized for this operation.
The Union Home Minister expressed his heart felt condolences to the families of the deceased in this accident. He said that “I am deeply saddened to know that precious lives have been lost in the Kolkata accident”.