Odisha: At least two people died after a goods train derailed today early morning at Korai Station in Jajpur district, under East Coast Railway, officials said.

At around 6:44 am, the goods train derailed, causing damage to the station structure as well. Officials from the Railway and relief organisations deployed to the scene. A rescue operation is underway. Khurda Road, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), and other Branch officers rushed to the scene of the accident to provide assistance. Both rail lines have been blocked, officials said. However, a  few trains have been cancelled and few diverted due to the derailment.

Many special trains have been cancelled, including the Howrah-Bhubaneswar Janshatabdi Express, Shalimar-Puri Express, Shalimar-Hyderabad Express, Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger Special, and Bhubaneswar-Balasore Passenger Special.

The Chennai-Santragachi Express will be diverted via Jakhpura-Jaroli-Tata, the Hyderabad-Shalimar East Coast Express will be diverted via Jakhpura-Jaroli-Tata, the Bangalore-Santragachi Express will be diverted via Jakhpura-Jaroli-Tata, the Tirupati-Howrah Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur city-Jharsuguda, and The Kanan Express will take the Jakhpura-Jaroli-Tata route instead.

Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister, also expressed his deep sorrow over the fatalities in the train disaster at Korai station. The Chief Minister expressed his sincere condolences to the grieving families and announced ex-gratia payments of Rs. 2 lakh to each victim's nearest and dearest.

The Chief Minister requested the Minister of Revenue and disaster management Pramilla Mallick to visit the scene and conduct an inventory and directed the government to speed up the rescue effort and provide proper care for the injured.

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