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Northeast Frontier Railway Chief Public Relations Officer, Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, expressed his grief on the recent Sairang - New Delhi Rajdhani Express collision with a herd of elephants, which killed seven and assured prompt restoration.
Speaking to ANI, CPRO Sharma said, "The Rajdhani Express, en route from Sairang to Anand Vihar, was approaching when the loco pilot spotted a herd of about 100 elephants crossing the railway tracks. He applied the emergency brakes, but some elephants were struck by the train." He further stated that because of the loco pilot's quick response, no passenger was injured. However, six elephants were killed, and four coaches and the engine derailed. Briefing on the restoration process, Sharma said, "Of the total 600 passengers in the train, the 200 passengers in the affected coaches have been safely shifted to other coaches and the train has resumed its journey." He also mentioned that the restoration work is underway and will be finished promptly. The derailed coaches will soon be moved to resume regular train service, as only a single line is functioning currently. The unfortunate incident occured at around 2:30 AM in the Jamunamukh-Kampur section under the Lumding Division. Promptly after receiving the information of the crash, Senior railway officers, including the General Manager of N.F. Railway and Divisional Railway Manager of Lumding and Accident Relief trains arrived at the site to carry out the restoration work. Railway authorities informed railway authorities said trains scheduled to pass through that section are being diverted to the UP line. Meanwhile, technological improvements in Indian Railways (IR) are a continuous process. There are several Artificial Intelligence-based predictive maintenance applications, the Ministry of Railways said in a press release. Pilot initiatives involving AI-driven predictive maintenance of the Signalling system are being undertaken over Indian Railways at some of the stations to evaluate its efficacy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled Intrusion Detection System (IDS) using Distributed Acoustic System (DAS) for detecting presence of elephants on Railway tracks is implemented in 141 RKms section on NF Railway and further tenders have been awarded for 981 RKms section of Indian Railways. The system is designed to generate alerts for loco pilots, station masters and Control Room about the movement of elephants in proximity of railway tracks, for taking timely preventive action. (ANI)
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