To avoid repeat of Amritsar like tragedy, Railways to make 3000 km wall: Report

Almost a month after the gruesome train tragedy in Amritsar, the Indian Railways has reportedly decided to build a 3,000 km wall to keep trespassers away from tracks in residential areas.

As per a report of Indian Express, Railway minister Piyush Goyal have taken that decision just few days after the Amritsar mishap.

The walls will have a height of 2.7 metres and will be made with reinforced cement concrete. These will be built along railway tracks in residential areas of both suburban as well as non-suburban areas, reported the Indian Express. The project will cost the government about Rs 2,500 crore.


The walls are also expected to stop dumping along tracks while aiding increase in train speed.

Over 60 people lost their lives and several got injured when a speeding train mowed down Dussehra revellers who gathered on the tracks to witness the burning of Ravan effigy.