Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on October 30 (Monday) announced an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the train accident that occurred at Kantakapalli of Vizianagaram district on October 29 (Sunday) night. He also said that ₹2 lakh would be given to the passengers who received serious injuries in the accident.
The Chief Minister reached the Government General Hospital in Vizianagaram in a helicopter on October 30 (Monday) afternoon and interacted with the injured persons undergoing treatment there and the kin of the deceased.