The Automatic Train Protection system, Kavach, will become operational on the 3000-km long Mumbai-Delhi and Delhi-Kolkata rail routes by March next year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.
During a review meeting focused on Kavach 4.0 held in June, Vaishnaw instructed officials to promptly equip all locomotives with the system once it is ready. According to the report, at present, three manufacturers are producing the Kavach system, while others are in different phases of development.
In a recent update, Vaishnaw said the Kavach advanced version 4.0 was approved by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation on July 17 and now large-scale installation will begin soon. The Kavach 4.0 will be able to tackle all kinds of communication challenges in all geographical conditions such as hilly terrain, forest, coastal and desert areas, among others, the minister said during a press briefing.
It will also bring a uniformity in the system and the upgradation of the latest version will go on simultaneously in all those places where the previous version of Kavach was installed, he added.
“The railway ministry has also approved the installation of Kavach on 10,000 locomotives in another two years. After that, the remaining 10,000 locomotives will be taken up in a phased manner,” Vaishnaw said.
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