Amid rising train accidents, Railway establishes a quick response team 'Rail Rakshak Dal'

Amid the rising train accidents across India, the Indian Railways on Tuesday established a quick response team called 'Rail Rakshak Dal' to deal with unforeseen situations. The force has been established as part of a pilot project in the North Western Railway (NWR) zone. According to Indian Railways, Rail Rakshak Dal is capable of reaching the accident site promptly and can quickly conduct rescue



operations.

During the launch, Jyoti Kumar Satija, IG RPF, North Western Railway called it a proud moment as it is the first time that RPF has been roped into the rescue process. She said, "It's a proud moment for us that our Railway minister has taken this initiative for quick response in rescue during any mishap. NWR has been given this responsibility in the pilot project. It's for the first time that RPF is being included in the rescue process..."