New Delhi, April 22 -- Highlighting the perilous nature of track maintenance, the All India Railway Federation (AIRF) hosted the All India Track Maintainers Conference in Delhi to advocate for the safety and well-being of over 2.5 lakh workers.

Secretary General, AIRF, Shiv Gopal Mishra described the trackmen as the "lifeline" of the Indian Railways, emphasising that while they maintain over 60,000 km of track, urgent qualitative improvements are needed to protect them in one of the industry's most dangerous roles.

"The strength of more than 2.5 lakhs of trackmen, who are the lifelines of Indian railway, have the most important part in maintaining the 60,000 km railway tracks. It is also one of the most dangerous tasks that they do. We ...