New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Indian Railways has approved the provision of Kavach Version 4.0 on the remaining sections covering 712 Route Kilometres (Rkm) of Moradabad Division, Northern Railway, at a total cost of Rs 170 crore.

The approved work will strengthen the division's railway safety infrastructure through deployment of the indigenous Automatic Train Protection system.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the implementation of Kavach 4.0 will provide an advanced safety layer for train operations across the identified sections.

Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to enhance operational safety. It helps prevent Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD), automatically applies brakes when required...