The ongoing infrastructure development work by the Indian Railways is causing frequent signal failures owing to cable cuts, posing a serious threat to the safety of train operations.
Editorial | Take the gauntlet: On safety and the Indian Railways
Amidst the increasing number of cable cuts being reported across the railway network, the Ministry of Railways has sent out an alert to general managers of all Zonal Railways to take due precautionary measures during the ongoing works.
The Railways is undertaking large-scale development works on a mission mode, especially implementation of safety enhancement projects, automatic block signalling, introduction of double line, construction of boundary wall or fence to facilitate operation of high-speed trains, and installation of Kavach – India’s indigenously developed automatic train protection system.
‘Catastrophic consequences’
