While Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has attributed change in electronic interlocking as the reason behind the tragic train accident in Odisha, a similar incident that took place in February has now come to the fore.
A letter urging the Railway Ministry to take cognisance of serious flaws in the signalling system from February emerged after 275 people lost their lives in the Odisha train accident.
A CAG report in December flagged 24 reasons for derailments. In February, an official warned about ‘serious flaws’ in signalling after a collision was avoided.
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