On a day of derailments, Piyush Goyal chairs high-level meeting on safety

Two major causes were identified as unmanned level crossings and defects in tracks, said an official

After a series of derailments, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday admitted that the accidents were due to 'defects' in the tracks. According to top priority to safety, the newly-inducted minister ordered procurement of new rails on a fast track basis besides the elimination of unmanned level crossings in a year’s time.

Goyal on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting on Safety in Train Operations with Railway Board officials where he directed his staff to undertake immediate measures to address the problem of Unmanned Level Crossings and Derailments. A detailed presentation on Safety was made at the meeting.

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