Train Accidents in India: The belief of Indian citizens about how safe and easy train travel is has once again been shaken by the train accident in Jharkhand, Now people are afraid that they might become victims of an accident while travelling in a train., jharkhand train accident 2 people died there 20 more people have been injured than, There has been an increase in the number of railway accidents in the last few days., about every two months 2 There are reports of a passenger train and a goods train derailing, last 6 in rail accidents in last few weeks 17 People have lost their lives, In such a situation, let us take a look at the government data of railway accidents in the last five years,
How many railway accidents happened in the last five years,
According to the answer given by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to a question in Parliament, Railway accidents have declined in the last few years, Year 2000-01 among Train accidents 473 decreased from 40 have happened, the same year 2004 From 2014 among 1711 Railway accidents occurred, Each year, on average, during this 171 train accidents happened, the same year 2014-24 during 678 train accidents happened, That is, on average every year 68 Railway accidents, According to the Railway Minister, if we look at the data of the last few years, there has been a decrease in accidents per million train kilometers, If we look at the data of the last five years, then according to the Union Minister, last 5 in years 9 train accidents happened,
What steps did the railways take for security,
Railways have taken special steps for security in the last few years, Total number of railways in India 6,191 km track fencing has been installed, In addition, fencing has also been installed along the tracksApart from this, some work has been done by the railways for safety. However, for some time now, trains have been continuously getting involved in accidents.
Let us tell you that this time Indian Railways has got Rs 10 lakh for Rail Kavach 1100 has been allocated Rs. crores, It is being claimed that there is a need for rail cover on all routes 45 is more than thousand crores, At the same time, the opposition says that it will take several decades to install a shield on every route to protect trains from collision,