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Only 686 Of 7,349 Railway Stations Under CCTV Surveillance: Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on March 24 stated that out of 7,349 railway stations, 686 have been equipped with CCTV cameras. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Goyal informed that the stations covered are below 10% of the total strength. While the highest number of CCTV-equipped railway stations was from Maharashtra (156), Uttar Pradesh (69) and West Bengal (67) were next ones. However, currently passengers' entry is not monitored by the CCTVs, he… read-more
Tags: Indian Railways, Railway Station, Piyush Goyal, Train Safety
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No Human Deaths From Train Accidents In Past 22 Months: Piyush Goyal
Replying to a question on railway safety in the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on February 12 stated that no fatalities in train accidents have occurred after March 22, 2019. Besides, he said that the government also keeps a pre and post-monsoon check of the 34,665 railway bridges which are over 100 years old. The union minister also assured the house to use sensors and drones to monitor the keep-up of the archaic bridges.
Tags: Piyush Goyal, Railway Ministry, Train Accidents, Train Safety
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