Railway Board had claimed safety 8 days ago, then the biggest train accident of the century happened

Odisha Train Tragedy: The biggest train accident of the century in Balasore, Odisha took away 278 lives. More than 1100 people were injured in this. 8 days before this accident, which was involved in the worst accident in the history of railways, the Railway Board had assured the Standing Committee on Safety in Railways that due to their ‘Safety First and Safety Always’ attitude, there has been a significant decline in train accidents. Has come.

According to a Hindustan Times report, the committee was told by the Railway Board that in 2010-11, where there were 141 train accidents, it has come down to just 48 in 2022-23. During this, the Railway Board had explained to the parliamentary committee that how the Railways has made arrangements to prevent accidents, but the horrific accident that happened exactly 8 days after this has raised many questions.

Railway Board had given assurance of security

Shiv Sena MP Dhairysheel Mane is a member of the Committee of Parliament. He told HT that the presentation was about how to prevent accidents. The officials gave a great presentation, but what they showed was correct, then how come such a big accident happened.

In this presentation given on May 25, 21 out of 31 members of the Standing Committee participated. In this 75-minute presentation, the officials told how signaling and anti-collision systems as well as various measures have been adopted to prevent derailment.

The ongoing CBI investigation of the accident

The government has handed over the investigation of the Odisha train accident to the CBI. In fact, in the preliminary investigation, there have been indications that there may be some kind of conspiracy behind this accident, although the final conclusion in this regard can be given even after the investigation report comes out. Railways have found evidence in the preliminary investigation that the interlocking system of the tracks may have been deliberately tampered with.

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