Bharat Ka Kavach: Indigenous Anti-collision Train System Of India

Indigenous Anti-collision Train System Of India

Kavach' is a system that regulates the speed of the train by applying brakes automatically if the train's driver fails to do so

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Kavach aids loco pilots in fog with automatic braking, improved visibility, and collision prevention

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The Kanchanjangha Express incident puts spotlight on absence of 'Kavach' system, that could have prevented the accident

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Odisha train tragedy, which claimed 275 lives in June last year, also saw the absence of Kavach anti-collision system

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The Indian rail network is over one lakh kilometers long, and the anti-collision system is only implemented on around 1,500 km stretch of railway tracks

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