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Amid safety concerns, railways to install Kavach on freight corridors

Anti-collision system on 1,465 route km of railway tracks

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The need for safety is again getting attention after the recent Balasore train accident

Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi

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As safety concern about train travel looms large, the Central government has plans to install Kavach, the advanced anti-collision system, on its entire dedicated freight corridor (DFC) network, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCC) Managing Director R K Jain has said.

“Safety is the top priority for the Railways and we are cognizant about making freight corridors safe. Currently, safety issues or accidents on freight corridors are at a bare minimum … Now we have plans to install Kavach on the DFC network too,” Jain told Business Standard.

Of the work on the two dedicated freight corridors -- western