Speaking on the safety Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that “Kavach implementation is happening at a swift pace.”
He said, “Kavach is a very complex system. Like the Airtel network, it’s about creating an even more complex network. Complete optical fibre cables are laid along the track.”
Vaishnaw said, “First system, the OFC system. Second, a data centre is built at every station. Third, the Kavach devices are installed on the track, and there’s a proper design for exactly where to install them. Fourth, telecom towers are installed every five to eight kilometres, depending on the topography of the place.”
He said further, “In this entire system, roughly about 400 telecom towers are being installed…So, what the developed countries of the world have done in 20, 25, 30 years, we will complete in six to seven years. This is very complex. We need to understand that complexity.”
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