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Derailment in Indian Railways report
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- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), submit his report on Derailments in Indian Railways 2022.
- Total 422 derailments were attributable to the Engineering Department.
- Analysis of 1129 ‘Inquiry Reports’ of derailment accidents in 16 Zonal Railways (ZRs) revealed 24 factors responsible for derailments in the selected cases/accidents.
- The total damages/loss of assets in these cases was reported as ₹32.96 crore.
- In all, 182 derailments were attributable to the Mechanical Department and there were 154 accidents attributable to the loco pilots.
- Of the 1127 derailments during 2017-21, the report said around 289 derailments (26%) were linked to track renewals.
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