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Stop politicising the unfortunate Balasore tragedy because track record of Railway Ministers, under the UPA, to put it mildly, was nothing short of disaster. Ironically, these ‘worthies’ are the ones demanding resignation of the most qualified Railway Minister India has had in the seven and half decades. Let us focus on relief and rescue operation and putting life and rail back on track, at the earliest… Here are some of the steps taken by Indian Railways for passenger safety, in the last few years: • Record work for maintenance and renewal of tracks has been done. In the year 2022-23 alone, 5,227 km worth of track renewal and maintenance has been done. In the last ten years, a total of 37,159 km tracks were renewed. (an average of 3,716 km per year). In comparison only 2,885 km of tracks were renewed in the year 2013-14. • All unmanned level crossings on broad gauge route have been eliminated. • The installation of the Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) or Kavach on the railway routes is proceeding quickly. • Construction of Road Under Bridge (RUB) and Road Over Bridge (ROB) is being done at a fast pace across the country. • The work of replacement of conventional old coaches with very safe and state-of-the-art LHB coaches is also being done at a fast pace.