Kavach: Beating the cover is manure, where did Kavach go? Kanchanjunga accident brought out the terrible information

If the train driver does not apply the brakes in time, the driver will brake and stop the train after understanding the danger

By Debamoy Ghosh

Jun 17, 2024 03:47 PM2 min. readView original
New Delhi: Indian Railways has been promoting the use of steel technology under a lot of veils The purpose of this automated system made entirely of Indian technology is to prevent collision between two trains running on the same line for any reason That is, if two trains come close to each other due to human or mechanical error, Kobach will stop the train and prevent the accident

On Monday, the question is raised after the goods train hit Kanchenjunga Express at Rangapani near NJP, where did Kabach go? After the accident, Railway Board chief Jaya Verma Sinha admitted that the use of Kovac technology on the Guwahati-Delhi line has not yet started. The Kanchenjunga Express departing from Agartala was coming towards Sealdah via NJP on that railway track.

Rather, the information given by the Chairman of the Railway Board is clear, in the parts of the country where the use of Kobach technology has started, the Kobach technology is yet to be introduced in several railways. After the accident of Kanchenjunga Express, the head of the Railway Board said that till now the use of Kobach technology has been started on the total 1500 km railways of the country. The Railways has set a target of introducing Kobach technology in another 6 thousand km of railway tracks by next year Among these, the 3,000 km rail line to be laid this year includes the Howrah-Delhi route in West Bengal.

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In 2022-23, Indian Railways aims to start using steel on the first 2000 km railway track The aim of Indian Railways is to start using this technology on the country’s 34,000 km of railways The total length of railway tracks in Indian Railways is 1 lakh km

Prempal Singh, former executive director of Indian Railways, told NDTV that the accident could have been avoided if Kabach technology had been in place. However, this system is very cost-effective

What is shell?

Kobach is an automatic train protection system developed by the Research Design and Standards Organization or RDSO in collaboration with three Indian companies using fully indigenous technology. This system controls the speed of the train as well as warns the driver of any potential danger In particular, this technology is very effective when visibility is low

How does the shell work?

If the train driver does not apply the brakes in time, the driver will brake and stop the train after understanding the danger In this technology, special RFID chips are installed on railway tracks, associated signals and station yards As a result, if two trains come close to each other on the same line, the coach will stop them at a distance of 5 km

Besides, with the help of Kobach technology, the driver can easily see the front signal while sitting inside the engine in a special system Especially if the visibility is low due to bad weather or other reasons, the driver does not have difficulty seeing the signal with the help of Kovac technology Kobach technology alerts the train driver if the signal ahead is red Even after that, if the driver does not stop the train, this technology will stop the train even if necessary by braking In 2022, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnab himself boarded the train and praised the experimental use of steel technology. In the next two years, Indian Railways witnessed several terrible accidents like Karmandal, Kanchenjunga

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