Fences Worth Rs 264 Crore To Be Build Along Mumbai Route To Stop Animal Hits
NDTV
The third semi high-speed Vande Bharat Express has hit cattle four times so far, leading to minor damage to the aerodynamic nose.
The Western Railway (WR) on Friday said it would install fences along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route by May next year to stop animals from straying onto the tracks and getting run over by trains, a move coming in the backdrop of the prestigious Vande Bharat Express hitting cattle four times since its launch on September 30.
Addressing a press conference at the railway zone's headquarters at Churchgate here, WR General Manager Ashok Kumar Misra said tenders have been invited for the construction of the fences on the 620-kilometre-long route, which is expected to cost Rs 264 crore.
The third semi high-speed Vande Bharat Express, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 30 between Gandhinagar in Gujarat and the country's financial capital, has hit cattle four times so far, leading to minor damage to the aerodynamic nose of the state-of-the-art rake.
The latest incident occurred between Udvada and Vapi stations in Gujarat on Thursday evening.
