How much the the incident can be worse, I can't Imagine it. An LPG cylinder on railway track, what would happen if the train driver hadn't taken the perfect step that time. This is the most recent incident of Kanpur - third time in a month. In this article we have gone with this incident in depth - fully detailed and true information researched by our great team. This article delves into recent Indian incidents, the associated dangers, and international measures to mitigate these risks. Hope you like our representation.
Placing things on tracks is known by sabotage word.
Railway sabotage (train - track incidents) is a growing problem, especially with incidents involving the placement of dangerous objects such as LPG cylinders on railway tracks. It is a too much dangerous for both human lives and railway infrastructure. Now let's move forward to know why placing things to extremely dangerous.
Why This is Extremely Dangerous?
Objects like LPG cylinders on railway tracks can cause severe threats to human life and railway operations. Even empty cylinders can destroy the life of thousands and a speeding train, leading to tragic accidents. Now imagine how a full LPG cylinder, on the other hand what can cause - obviously massive explosions, adding to the destruction. Short and Summary point are below :-
- Loss of lives: Thousands of passengers can get in dangers by these acts of sabotage.
- Disruption to rail services: Indian Railways, one of the largest networks in the world, faces major delays due to such incidents.
- Potential for mass destruction: A full LPG cylinder can explode, causing unimaginable destruction to both the train and surrounding areas.
These point are a general thought. Now let's get a dive in recent sabotage incidents.
Recent Sabotage Incidents in India
In the past few months, India has faced many train derailment (a situation in which train get out of track) attempts due to sabotage, placing things on track. The most alarming incidents involve placing LPG cylinders on tracks, have an example in Kanpur and Prayagraj incidents - latest incidents, raising national concerns about railway safety.
- Kanpur Incident: Today, September 22, 2024, an LPG cylinder was dangerously placed on the tracks between Kanpur and Prayagraj, endangering hundreds of lives. Thanks to the quick action of the driver, a potential use of presence of mind saved this incident from a destruction. This was the third sabotage attempt in just one month. You can have a check on these informaions on [source].
- Prayagraj Incident: Earlier in this month, the Prayagraj-Bhiwani Kalindi Express narrowly avoided a collision with an LPG cylinder. Investigations are underway to find the culprits responsible for these sabotage attempts [source].
- 24 sabotage incidents involving dangerous objects were reported between June and September 2024.
- Over 50% of these incidents involved LPG cylinders, posing extreme risks of explosions and derailments.
Sabotage, specially Railway Sabotage is not just an Indian issue. Several global incidents demonstrate how dangerous such acts have happend in other Areas. Below are World's top most worst sabotage incidents a quick intro which were happend in which India's state Bihar Train Sabotage is at top.
- Bihar Train Sabotage (1999): In India, a stone placed on tracks caused the derailment of the Awadh-Assam Express, leading to over 290 fatalities.In local people's of Bihar this incident is being remembered yet now.
- Madrid Bombings (2004): This incident was caused by explosives but, this incident illustrates the potential for mass casualties. 191 people were killed in this attack.
- Japan's Railway Monitoring: Many similar incidents also happened in Japan, but the too active action process has forced the governance to took perfect step. With advanced technology they have now find perfect solution for this and also implemented it. AI-driven surveillance systems is fully in functional mode in Japan which has made ability to detect potential sabotage threats in real-time, reducing incidents drastically. Similarly,
- UK's Railway Security: The UK has adopted drone technology to monitor vast railway networks, which help in spotting suspicious activity before sabotage can occur.
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