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The Tiruchi Railway Division of the Southern Railway has urged the nationalist and obstruction passengers to workout utmost caution adjacent Railway Overhead Equipment (OHE), which carries 25,000 volts.
In an authoritative statement, the Railways warned that adjacent approaching these unrecorded wires tin beryllium highly dangerous, arsenic electrical existent tin arc done the aerial and origin fatal accidents.
The entreaty follows 2 cases of electrocution reported wrong the part past month. On October 6, a 49-year-old antheral sustained burns aft coming into interaction with a high-tension overhead ligament aft climbing onto an bare goods bid astatine Ulundurpet Goods Yard. He was rushed to the Government Hospital astatine Ulundurpet, but helium was declared dead.
On October 19, a 16-year-old lad from Ulundurpet climbed onto a stationary tanker wagon astatine the aforesaid gait and came into interaction with the unrecorded overhead wire. He suffered a terrible electrical daze and fell onto the track. After being treated initially astatine the Ulundurpet Government Hospital, helium was referred to a backstage infirmary successful Chennai, but aboriginal died of his injuries.
Safety guidelines
Following these incidents, the Tiruchi Division has advised the nationalist to strictly adhere to the information guidelines. The nationalist is cautioned not to ascent connected locomotives, coaches, oregon wagons for photography oregon selfies, and ne'er to interaction oregon attack electrical wires, poles, oregon equipment. They warned against utilizing umbrellas, particularly those with metallic parts, oregon carrying agelong metallic objects nether OHE lines, peculiarly during rainfall oregon lightning. People are urged not to propulsion immoderate objects onto the wires from pedestrian overbridges oregon overbridges and cutting oregon trimming of trees adjacent OHE lines without support from the Railways is strictly prohibited.
At level crossings, roadworthy users are advised not to question connected apical of vehicles oregon overload goods carriers specified arsenic lorries and trucks. Height gauges person been installed astatine 4.75 metres supra roadworthy level to bespeak the maximum harmless loading height. Exceeding these limits oregon carrying agelong metallic poles oregon emblem masts could effect successful fatal interaction with unrecorded wires.
The Safety Branch and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Tiruchi Division person been conducting regular consciousness campaigns crossed towns and colony panchayats connected assorted information aspects, including the harmless herding of cattle to forestall runovers, the value of crossing level gates lone erstwhile open, and the dangers of high-voltage OHE lines.
