KAVACH gets deployed at around 1500 rkm

As of October 31, 2023, KAVACH system has been deployed on 1,465 route kilometers (rkm) and 139 locomotives on three sections of the South Central Railway (SCR). The sections included are Lingamapalli-Vikarabad-Wadi and Vikarabad-Bidar section (265 rkm), Manmad-Mudkhed-Dhone-Guntkal section (959 rkm) and Bidar-Parbhani section (241 rkm). Currently, detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared to deploy KAVACH on another 6000 rkm. Besides, the average number of train accidents have also reduced to 71 per annum during 2014-23 period as compared to 171 per annum in 2004-14.