The Indian Railways is becoming more and more managed like a private companies, with profit being the primary concern rather than the security and well-being of its employees and passengers.
The increasing number of tragic train accidents has raised serious concerns about railway safety and the necessity of strict regulations to prevent such calamities।
According to a 2022 Comptroller and Auditor General report cited by IndiaSpend, derailments were the cause of seven out of ten railway accidents that occurred between 2018 and 2021. The research determined that the primary causes of the derailments were a variety of factors, including track flaws, maintenance problems, antiquated signaling equipment, and human error.
How many train accidents in India in 2024?
Why Railway Accidents increases Now?
Indian Railways had seven major accidents in the first half of 2024, four of which were derailments। The increasing number of such unfortunate train incidents has raised serious concerns about railway safety and the necessity of strict regulations to stop these calamities।
On Tuesday morning, 18 Mumbai-Howrah Mail coaches derailed in Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, killing two people and injuring 20 others। हाल ही में, ट्रेन derailments, signal failures, collisions, and other incidents have headlines। Four of the seven major rail accidents occurred in the first half of 2024।
In the incident, two people were killed and at least twenty others were injured।
हाल ही में, headlines have focused on train derailments, signal failures, collisions, and other types of accidents that have caused deaths, injuries, and significant damage to public property।
The government is investing lakhs and crores of rupees in railways to replace or repair aging rails, install new trains, and remove thousands of unattended railroad crossings। किंतु यह अभी भी काम करने के लिए एक प्रयास है।
Indian Railways had seven major accidents in the first half of 2024, four of which were derailments।
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