2,000 km of rail network will be brought under ‘Kavach’ in 2022-’23: Railway Minister
PTI, Mar 4, 2022, 3:49 PM IST
Hyderabad: ‘Kavach’, the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, will be deployed across the entire rail network beginning with 2,000 km in the 2022-23 fiscal and will be rolled out in 4,000 to 5,000 km every subsequent year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.
‘Kavach’, which literally means armour, is being promoted by the Railways as the world’s cheapest automatic train collision protection system.
Announced in the 2022 Union Budget as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, 2,000 km of rail network is planned to be brought under ‘Kavach’ for safety and capacity augmentation in 2022-23.
”In the budget 2,000 km has been approved and in subsequent years ‘Kavach’ will be deployed in 4,000-5,000 km every year,” Vaishnaw told reporters after inspecting the working of ‘Kavach’ between the Lingampalli–Vikarabad section of Secunderabad division, South Central Railway. It is designed, developed and manufactured in India and will be deployed in India and exported to the world, he said.
So far, ‘Kavach’ has been deployed on over 1,098 route km and 65 locos in on-going projects of the South Central Railway.
‘Kavach’ is designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it notices another train on the same line within a prescribed distance. Trains will also stop on their own when digital system notices any manual error like ”jumping” of the red signal or any other malfunction.
‘Kavach’ is developed by Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Air pollution: SC flags Delhi govt’s failure to implement GRAP-4 curbs on entry of trucks
Baba Siddique murder: Man held from Akola, 26th arrest in case
SC notice to Gyanvapi mosque committee on plea for ASI survey of ‘shivling’ area
Delhi court stays defamation case against CM Atishi
Sambhal Jama Masjid row: Friday prayers held peacefully amid tight security
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Air pollution: SC flags Delhi govt’s failure to implement GRAP-4 curbs on entry of trucks
Drugs worth Rs 6 crore seized in Bengaluru, five arrested
Siddaramaiah urges Nirmala Sitharaman to address NABARD’s loan cuts to farmers
Satwik-Chirag enter semifinals, Lakshya loses to Antonsen in China Masters
BJP stages protest against Congress govt in Karnataka over Waqf properties row
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.