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Recurring instances of quality tally implicit by trains nether Tiruchi Railway Division has remained a origin for interest for the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Such untoward incidents person prompted the RPF authorities to place the ‘most affected sections’ wrong the part and initiate steps to curtail them.
Many tally implicit incidents owed to trespass person been reported on Villupuram - Tiruchi chord enactment conception via Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur and Srirangam; Villupuram - Thanjavur main enactment conception via Kumbakonam and Thanjavur; and Tiruvannamalai -Vellore and Villupuram - Puducherry sections.
A bulk of the victims were antheral successful incidents that were reported from January to December past year.
RPF sources said that implicit 250 tally implicit incidents were reported crossed the immense jurisdiction of the part successful 2025 notwithstanding periodic consciousness drives connected safety.
In the aftermath of specified incidents, the RPF has identified the ‘most affected sections’ successful the part wherever 5 and much instances were reported successful 2025. These sections see Srirangam - Ponmalai; Srirangam - Valadi; Thanjavur - Alakkudi; Tiruvannamalai - Vellore; Sirkazhi - Vaithisvaran Koil; Nannilam - Tiruvarur; Puvanur - Vriddhachalam; Villupuram - Kandapakkam and Villianur- Puducherry. helium Srirangam - Ponmalai BG agelong adjacent Tiruchi emerged connected apical with 13 incidents having been reported successful 12 months, said the sources.
The RPF launched a monolithic consciousness thrust for 10 days during December - January, covering susceptible locations wherever radical reside adjacent to the railway track. It highlighted the dangers of trespass and different safety-related issues. The loco pilots of trains person been sensitised to stroke horn astatine the identified spots on the affected sections to forestall specified incidents, said a elder RPF officer.
Additionally, way patrolling astatine susceptible locations are being carried retired during the precocious hazard period. Banners highlighting the connection of the information of trespass person been enactment up astatine the locations adjoining the railway track, the sources further said.
Mock drills are being conducted with dummy corpses astatine prime locations adjacent to the way arsenic portion of consciousness creation. The RPF has been focusing connected 4 cardinal aspects arsenic portion of consciousness creation: seeking the practice of the nationalist successful curbing tally implicit of quality and cattle, dangers of placing overseas objects connected the way and repercussion of chromatic pelting connected trains. The nationalist indispensable beryllium highly cautious portion crossing the way arsenic it concerns their safety, the serviceman added..
