Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways has approved a Rs 206 crore investment for the provision of the Kavach Version 4.0 enhanced safety system on 680 route kilometres of the Rewari-Delhi and Shakurbasti-Bathinda sections, according to an official statement issued on July 10.
The project forms part of Indian Railways’ ongoing nationwide rollout of Kavach, aimed at expanding the indigenous safety system across high-density and strategically important routes.
Kavach is India’s indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to significantly enhance railway safety by preventing Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents and train collisions. The system continuously monitors train movements, automatically applies brakes whenever necessary, permits trains to operate safely at maximum permissible speeds, and supports reliable train operations even during adverse weather conditions such as dense fog.
Deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 on these important routes of Indian Railways will strengthen safety, improve operational efficiency, enhance reliability of train operations and support faster, technology-driven movement of both passenger and freight services, the statement said.
The Railways has also approved a project worth Rs 175 crore for creation of additional homing facilities for 250 three-phase electric locomotives at the High Horse Power (HHP) Diesel Shed, Raipur, under the South East Central Railway (SECR) to strengthen locomotive maintenance infrastructure.
