A parliamentary committee report revealed that train accidents occur on average every 5 days in India. The report highlighted irregularities in track inspections using Track Recording Cars (TRCs) across different railway zones. In some zones, only 70% of the tracks were inspected, while in others, inspections were entirely absent. Reasons for...
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this negligence include the lack of available blocks for machine operation, inadequate staff, and delays of up to 4 months in conducting inspections. As an example, the derailment of the Seemanchal Express in February 2019 was attributed to a lack of timely track inspection using the TRC.