Briefing on the Odisha train accident, Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Vijay Amruta Kulange clarified that over 80 bodies have been identified and handed over to the relatives.

He said, “Of the total 193 bodies kept in Bhubaneswar, 80 bodies have been identified. 55 bodies have been handed over to the relatives. More than 200 calls have been received on BMC's helpline number 1929. The dead bodies are being identified and handed over to the relatives.”