Anti-collision system KAVACH, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Mumbai corridor to see completion in 2024-25: Vaishnaw

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New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The eagerly anticipated Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai railway corridors are on track to see the completion of the anti-collision system KAVACH in the fiscal year 2024-2025, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday...

In 2016, the ambitious automatic train protection (ATP) system, KAVATCH, project received the green light for implementation..

Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system...

Kavach is a technology-intensive system that aids the loco pilot in the train running within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case the Loco Pilot fails to do so and also helps the train safely run during inclement weather...

There was much debate around the anti-collision system in light of the horrific triple-train accident in Odishas Balasore on June 2, which claimed the lives of close to 300 passengers while leaving about 1,000 injured...

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