Kanpur: Heads of cattle being run over by trains have been a perennial problem for Indian Railways. Each such case damages assets, delays trains and poses a safety challenge.
Stretches like Firozabd-Makhhanpur, Etawah-Phaphund in Tundla-Kanpur sections; between Chanderi-Chakeri, near Kanpur; Pora-Jalesar near Hathras; Delwara- Jhakhaura in Jhansi-Lalitpur section; in the Mathura-Kosikalaan section and in the Agra-Dholpur section in UP, are marked as 'vulnerable spots'.
Railway Protection Force teams and other officials have asked village heads in these places to stop livestock from coming close to railway tracks.
'Counselling them and enlisting the help of the village pradhan and others are the strategies.
They are told that when a case like this happens it is a loss of life and also when the train is forced to be delayed because of a cattle run-over case, the delay may be costly for someone…
Besides, it is a loss of life,' said Shivam Sharma, the spokesperson for Allahabad-based North Central Railway.
