The practices, highlighted in a letter by Railway Board Member (Infrastructure) RN Sunkar on April 3, involved “reconnecting signalling gear without proper testing of points”, “wrong wiring during preparatory works” during maintenance.
In the aftermath of the tragic train accident in Odisha, which resulted in the loss of at least 278 lives and left over 1000 individuals injured, officials on Monday said that there are still 101 bodies yet to be identified.
Balasore Train Accident LIVE: The Railways has sought a CBI inquiry into the Balasore train crash after officials indicated that possible "sabotage" and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident