Question : RAIL ACCIDENTS



(a) the number of accidents, derailments, fire in trains, including goods trains reported during each of the last three years and the current year, zone-wise alongwith the reasons therefor;

(b) the number of persons killed/injured and value of property damaged in each of such cases during the said period;

(c) the details of Committees appointed to inquire into the causes of each such accident;

(d) the findings of the said Committees and the action taken thereon;

(e) the amount of compensation paid by the Railways to the victims as well as the details of those pending, zone-wise; and

(f) the various steps taken by the Railways in terms of safety measures, funding plans and imparting training of officials for averting such incidents in future?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.