Suresh Prabhu Directs to Develop Sops for Quick Evacuation of Injured Persons from Railway\Tracks to Save Human Lives

Suresh Prabhu Directs to Develop Sops for Quick Evacuation of Injured Persons from Railway\Tracks to Save Human Lives 

The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has directed the Railway Board to put in place Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding quick evacuation of the injured persons from the railway track so that human lives are saved. The Railway Minister also desired for putting place a system-drive frame work to ensure compliance of SOPs by all concerned. 

The Railway Minister has taken serious note of recent media reports indicating that there have been instances of delays in evacuation of injured persons from railway tracks because of lack of jurisdictional clarity and other issues, often resulting in fatalities. Hence, this issue needs to be examined and SOP is to be prepared. 

This exercise may be completed by 31st December 2014. 

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(Release ID :112298)