New Delhi, June 4 (). The Indian Railways on Sunday said that the indigenously developed automatic train protection system Kavach was not installed on the route where the accident took place in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening. In the accident, two passenger trains and a goods train collided. It killed at least 275 people and injured about 1,000.
Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s question about the absence of Kavach, Railway Board Member, Operations and Business Development Jaya Verma Sinha reiterated Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav’s statement that the accident was not related to Kavach.
According to him, this type of accident cannot be prevented by Kavach as there are some incidents which no technology in the world can avoid, he cited the example of sudden falling of boulders in front of vehicles to clarify his point. Gave.
Sinha said the system has been designed to detect instances where a locomotive pilot jumps the signal, known as Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD), which are among the primary causes of train collisions. is one of the When the system detects another train on the same track within a predetermined distance, it immediately alerts the locomotive pilot, takes control of the brakes and automatically stops the train.
At present, restoration work is in progress at the site, and it is estimated that two railway lines will be operational by 8 pm tonight, Sinha said. An investigation into the incident is underway. While preliminary assessment suggests the problem may be signaling related, no conclusive certification can be provided at this time.
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