Railways to spend about Rs 6,000 crore to fix railway tracks

18 Oct 2017 Editorial Team

To target the occurrences of railway derailment, the Indian Railways is reportedly planning to spend Rs 1,000 crore every month for the next six months in order to locate and replace old tracks with new ones.

Until now, only about 2 per cent of railway tracks or 2,000 km were replaced in the country each year. But in light of recent fatal accidents, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has reportedly ordered for the renewal of 3,600 km of tracks 鈥� an increase of 80 per cent.

According to reports, general managers have already been asked to award maintenance blocks, and tracks are being routed to the destinations. Even track ballasts and clips will be replaced to allow no scope of mishaps. The minister has also cleared the proposal calling for international bids for steel in the coming month.

The Railway Board is to also meet on a weekly basis to review safety measures and parameters for all the zones. A new timetable will also be formulated in order to ensure commuters can travel without any delays and work can also be carried out simultaneously.

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