India having largest rail network in the world.Which is having almost 93000km track. Which also provides international transport facility. We the Indians must say thanks British for the introduction of railways to India. Railway facilitated the British to loot India and, at same time created something called national integration during colonial era. Though having such reputation in the world, our Indian railways lacks the infrastructure when it comes to safety.
What does passager expect from such large transport sysytem?
For me, being a citizen of this country safely and on time reching to the destination. Unfortunately our railway system fails on both fronts! Recent rail accidents testimony to that.
What is need to done?
Multi pronged approach
a) Modernisation of railways and priority should be on safety. Government on every budget lacks vision on safety (It's rentlessly speaking about Vision2020)
b) Elimination of all level crossing. Hopefully which can be realised once the SETU BHARATAM project is fully implemented all across the country
c) we have habit of constituting committee on the safety after very major accident. But committee reports gathering dust without implementation. Ex: Anil Kakodkar committee
d) Lack of personnel's at the lower level and coordiantion between the higer officials and these lower level track men's
e) Advanced warning system in the hazy envirnoment. Especially in the north India, department itself consider it as one of the major reason for the accidents in the north India.
f) Bringing more accountability and transparency which helps to find out the loopholes in the management
g) Privitasiation of railways to ceratin extent which brings professionalism in the department.
So, we required to restore the pride of the century old transport system before we shifting towards the advanced techologies like BULLET TRAIN (By Japan)and HYPERLOOP (Elon Musk)
Very good chakavarthi
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