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On June 2, a train accident took place in Balasore, Odisha. In this, more than 293 people died and more than 1,000 people were injured.
The CBI on Friday arrested three railway employees in connection with the triple train accident that took place in Odisha’s Balasore last month. These include Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mohanta, Section Engineer Mohammad Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar.
All three are facing charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence. In this accident, more than 293 people died and more than 1,000 people were injured.
Sources say that the accident happened due to the negligence of these three. Sources also claim that the three accused knew that their negligence could lead to a major accident.
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), probing the accident, had last week blamed human error on the part of the staff of the signaling department for the mishap.
First know what was in the CRS report
The CRS investigation report of the Balasore train accident has clarified that lapses at several levels in the Signal and Telecom department were responsible for the accident. Had there not been a fault in the signal circuit diagram, 293 passengers would not have lost their lives. CRS has presented its recommendation on 14 points to prevent accidents due to this in future.
conclusion of the investigation report
CRS AM Choudhary of South East Circle Kolkata has said in the investigation report that due to errors in the diagram of the signal circuit, wrong signal of Coromandel Express was received near crossing gate number-94. The cross over connecting Up main line to Up loop line cross over 17A/B was set on the loop line. Due to a wrong signal, the Coromandel Express was diverted on the up loop line. The goods train parked there collided with the rear wagon.
Drawback-1 : crossover 17a/b failed. Investigation of the data logger revealed that it took three times the time for the point to return from reverse to normal. Normally it takes 13-14 seconds. But, during the incident it took 37 seconds.
Drawback-2 : From 4.23 to 6.08 pm six trains passed on Up main line with crossover 17 A/B normal.
Drawback-3 : As soon as train 12841 proceeded from Up Home signal, the track circuit fell in sequence. UMT1 was later dropped. Due to which the train started going up loop line with crossover 17A/B reverse.
Drawback-4 : Wiring diagram of LC-79 was supplied to Signal & Telecom staff for ELB replacement work of LC-94 at Bahanaga Bazar station. It was a wrong move, which led to mistakes. Had the officers been alert, perhaps the accident would not have happened.
crs suggestions to prevent accidents like balasore
1. Before making any modifications or alterations to the signaling circuit, functional testing of the existing circuit should be carried out to ensure that the actual circuit is as per the diagram. Any change in circuit should be in the presence of the officer.
2, In a situation where both “normal” and “reverse” signal relays are detected for a point, all signal activity should be stopped at that point.
3. Point switch groups should be eliminated in the installation of EL.
4.Station Masters should be made aware of the possible fault conditions of the EL system which can be detected by means of indications on the panel.
5. As a long term measure the signaling work/gear should be directly connected to EL through OFC. So that the intermediate relay is eliminated.
The Railway Board had informed that the Coromandel Express collided with a goods train parked on the track, then rammed into the bogies of the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Coromandel.
52 bodies still unclaimed
After the triple train accident in Balasore, Odisha, 52 dead bodies have still not been identified. According to a BBC report, these bodies have been kept in deep fridge containers at the Bhubaneswar AIIMS campus.
On June 6, DNA samples of 81 dead bodies were sent to Delhi for examination. On Friday, reports of 30 of these samples came and 29 dead were identified. These bodies have been handed over to their families.
In the case, the railway official says that some bodies are such that they have more than one claimant. Now the report of the second phase of DNA sample is awaited.
On June 2, a train accident took place in Balasore, Odisha. In this, Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, Howrah-bound Shalimar Express and a goods train collided with each other. 292 people have died in the accident. CBI is investigating the case.
Now read two such cases, who have been searching for their deceased relatives for a month…
Case 1: Shiv Charan from West Bengal has been staying at Bhubaneswar AIIMS for a month. His younger brother Krishna had died in a train accident. He has identified his brother’s body from the clothes, but his DNA test has also been done to confirm.
They are still waiting for the report. Shiv Charan says that he will not leave Bhubaneswar without taking his brother’s body, as he has to perform the last rites of his brother according to religious rules.
Second Case: Anzrul Haque of West Bengal also died in the accident. He has a wife and 3 small children at home, who have been waiting for his dead body for a month.
The brother and brother-in-law of the deceased told BBC that they are visiting Bhubaneswar AIIMS every day, but no one is ready to tell anything.
Fault in signaling system due to Balasore accident
The CBI is probing the accident. An inquiry has also been conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on behalf of the Railway Board. On Monday, CRS submitted a 40-page report to the board.
According to reports, the automated signaling system went awry because of incorrect labeling of wires inside the level-crossing location box. Which caused the accident.
The mislabeling of the wires in the crossing location box went undetected for years. It also went wrong during maintenance.
Coaches of Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express (12841) and Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express (12864) scattered after the accident in Balasore.
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