Railways to fast track Kavach deployment; bids for installing Kavach on 10,000 locomotives soon

Indian Railways secured approval to install Kavach automatic train protection systems on 10,000 locomotives. This initiative follows safety concerns due to recent accidents. New trains will come installed with the latest Kavach 4.0. Efforts are also underway to deploy Kavach on 5,000 route kilometres annually, with tenders called for specific sections.