Vande Bharat Categorical 2.0 hits cow in Gujarat; Railways recordsdata FIR on cattle homeowners

Within the second such incident in two days, the newly-inaugurated Vande Bharat Categorical 2.0, which PM Modi launched on 30 September, hit a cow close to Anand in Gujarat whereas on its technique to Mumbai on Friday.

The incident occurred at 3.49 pm between Kanjari and Anand stations, round 433 km from Mumbai, mentioned Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway. All of the passengers had been protected, he added.

Senior PRO Pradeep Sharma mentioned the prepare resumed its journey inside ten minutes after halting.

“RPF inspector Pradeep Sharma posted at Vatva railway station mentioned the FIR was filed below part 147 of the Railways Act, 1989, which offers with unauthorised entry into any a part of a railway and misuse of its property,” the official mentioned.

“There isn’t a injury to the prepare, besides a minor dent on Nostril Cone Cowl of entrance coach i.e Driver coach. Practice is operating easily. This might be attended on the earliest,” the railways mentioned.

In one other incident on October 6, the engine of the newly launched Vande Bharat Categorical, which was on its technique to Gandhinagar in Gujarat from Mumbai, was broken after the prepare hit 4 buffaloes that strayed onto the railway tracks between Vatva and Maninagar stations at 11.15 am. Railway authorities mentioned there was no disruption to rail site visitors.

Nevertheless, the impression killed “two-three buffaloes” and delayed the prepare “by about half an hour in reaching the Gandhinagar station”, mentioned Jitendra Jayant, senior public relations officer (PRO), Western Railway, Ahmedabad division.

“Two-three buffaloes have died within the Vande Bharat conflict. The prepare acquired delayed by about half an hour in reaching the Gandhinagar station,” mentioned Jayant. An FIR has been filed on this incident too.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, whereas talking at an occasion at Anand on Friday, mentioned that collisions with cattle on the tracks had been unavoidable. The prepare, which may attain the highest pace of 160 kmph, has been designed preserving the chance in thoughts, he added.

(With inputs from Milan Sharma)