New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Indian Railways on Saturday approved the provision of Kavach Version 4.0 across 607.7 route kilometres of the Lucknow Division under North Eastern Railway at a total cost of Rs 252 crore to strengthen rail safety through indigenous technology.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the approved project will extend Kavach 4.0 coverage across the identified balance sections of the division, strengthening the safety infrastructure available for train operations.

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 and supports safer train movement by monitoring tr...