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Ministry of Railways
26-April, 2018 19:36 IST
Shri Piyush Goyal Reviews A Mission Mode Plan For Elimination Of Unmanned Level Crossings In Indian Railways
The Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri PiyushGoyal chaired a detailed meeting with Chairman Railway Board and Members, Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, GMs of 5 Railway zones and other senior officials in New Delhi today. During the meeting, he reviewed the plan to completely eliminate Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) from Indian Railways. The meeting started with a 2 minute silence in the memory of the victims of Kushinagar accident.
The very first meeting held by Shri PiyushGoyal after taking charge as Railway Minister was on Safety Issues on 7th September 2017. He had directed that all UMLCs should be eliminated in the next one year. Significant progress has been achieved in this regard with only 58 UMLCs remaining on the A, B and C routes which account for more than 80% of the Indian Railways traffic.
Indian Railways has taken many steps towards reducing accidents at UMLCs with 79% reduction in UMLC accidents in the last 4 years (47 accidents in 2013-14 reduced to 10 in 2017-18). The average rate of elimination of UMLCs has also increased by nearly two thirds over the last four years. Now only 3,479 UMLCs remain on the Broad Gauge network.
A multipronged strategy is now planned to eliminate the remaining UMLCs which will include manning of UMLCs, construction of Railway Under Bridges (RUBs), Railway OverBridges, diversion, etc. This will be done through simultaneous execution of work on track sections. A detailed review was done with the GMs of five critical zones (NR, WR,NER, NWR, ECR) with significant number of UMLCs.
Progress of elimination of UMLCs will also be shared transparently online through a website to increase accountability and public monitoring.
Target for eliminating UMLCs in 11 zones will be September 2018. For the remaining 5 zones targets will be set shortly.
Shri PiyushGoyal reiterated the aim of Safety First for Indian railways and emphasized that every life saved is worth its weight in gold.
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Ministry of Railways
26-April, 2018 11:53 IST
Statement by Minister of Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal on Kushinagar Accident
Ministry of Railways announces Ex gratia amount to Kushinagar victims
An unfortunate accident on unmanned level crossing (UMLC) between Tamkuhi Road and Dudahi station was reported at 06:45 AM today i.e. 26.04.2018. 13 school children unfortunately lost their lives and 7 injured children were taken to Padrauna Civil Hospital. Administrative inquiry has been ordered into the accident.
Following is the text of Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal on the Khushinagar accident:-
“I am deeply anguished and pained by the loss of lives of young school children at an unmanned level crossing (UMLC) in Kushinagar, UP. My thoughts are with families of the deceased and I pray for the early recovery of the injured.
Ministry of Railways will provide an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh for kin of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh for those with serious injuries and Rs 50,000 for those with simple injuries.
I have ordered a senior level enquiry into the incident.
We stand committed to take all possible steps to avoid such accidents in future”.
Following are the Helpline numbers for Khushinagar Accident:-
1-Commercial Control Varanasi - 05422224742 ,
2-Station Supdt./Siwan - 09771443944 ,
3-Station Supdt./ Kaptanganj- 9559715398 ,
4-Station Supdt./Deoria Sadar - 9794843924 ,
5-Station Supdt./Padrauna - 9838784742
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26-April, 2018 19:36 IST
Shri Piyush Goyal Reviews A Mission Mode Plan For Elimination Of Unmanned Level Crossings In Indian Railways
The Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri PiyushGoyal chaired a detailed meeting with Chairman Railway Board and Members, Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, GMs of 5 Railway zones and other senior officials in New Delhi today. During the meeting, he reviewed the plan to completely eliminate Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) from Indian Railways. The meeting started with a 2 minute silence in the memory of the victims of Kushinagar accident.
The very first meeting held by Shri PiyushGoyal after taking charge as Railway Minister was on Safety Issues on 7th September 2017. He had directed that all UMLCs should be eliminated in the next one year. Significant progress has been achieved in this regard with only 58 UMLCs remaining on the A, B and C routes which account for more than 80% of the Indian Railways traffic.
Indian Railways has taken many steps towards reducing accidents at UMLCs with 79% reduction in UMLC accidents in the last 4 years (47 accidents in 2013-14 reduced to 10 in 2017-18). The average rate of elimination of UMLCs has also increased by nearly two thirds over the last four years. Now only 3,479 UMLCs remain on the Broad Gauge network.
A multipronged strategy is now planned to eliminate the remaining UMLCs which will include manning of UMLCs, construction of Railway Under Bridges (RUBs), Railway OverBridges, diversion, etc. This will be done through simultaneous execution of work on track sections. A detailed review was done with the GMs of five critical zones (NR, WR,NER, NWR, ECR) with significant number of UMLCs.
Progress of elimination of UMLCs will also be shared transparently online through a website to increase accountability and public monitoring.
Target for eliminating UMLCs in 11 zones will be September 2018. For the remaining 5 zones targets will be set shortly.
Shri PiyushGoyal reiterated the aim of Safety First for Indian railways and emphasized that every life saved is worth its weight in gold.
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Ministry of Railways
26-April, 2018 11:53 IST
Statement by Minister of Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal on Kushinagar Accident
Ministry of Railways announces Ex gratia amount to Kushinagar victims
An unfortunate accident on unmanned level crossing (UMLC) between Tamkuhi Road and Dudahi station was reported at 06:45 AM today i.e. 26.04.2018. 13 school children unfortunately lost their lives and 7 injured children were taken to Padrauna Civil Hospital. Administrative inquiry has been ordered into the accident.
Following is the text of Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal on the Khushinagar accident:-
“I am deeply anguished and pained by the loss of lives of young school children at an unmanned level crossing (UMLC) in Kushinagar, UP. My thoughts are with families of the deceased and I pray for the early recovery of the injured.
Ministry of Railways will provide an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh for kin of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh for those with serious injuries and Rs 50,000 for those with simple injuries.
I have ordered a senior level enquiry into the incident.
We stand committed to take all possible steps to avoid such accidents in future”.
Following are the Helpline numbers for Khushinagar Accident:-
1-Commercial Control Varanasi - 05422224742 ,
2-Station Supdt./Siwan - 09771443944 ,
3-Station Supdt./ Kaptanganj- 9559715398 ,
4-Station Supdt./Deoria Sadar - 9794843924 ,
5-Station Supdt./Padrauna - 9838784742
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