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The letter touches upon extremely important topics, especially given the deadly Odisha train accident. The official tried to bring attention to issues with signalling and interlocking system in his letter.
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.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera along with Shaktisinh Gohil said,
In February, a top Railways official had flagged serious flaws in the signalling system. The officer had also warned that if the signal maintenance system was not monitored and corrected immediately, it could lead to serious accidents.
As Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw listed the root cause of the three-train collision in Odisha, a report mentions how some ‘serious flaws’ in signalling system were red-flagged three months ago