Patiala, April 30 -- With two blasts in the last three months targeting the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Punjab, Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday said Railways will intensify 24-hour patrolling and significantly expand surveillance coverage along the tracks.

Bittu, who visited Monday's blast site between Shambhu and Rajpura on Wednesday and reviewed the situation, said, "Special attention will be given to secluded and vulnerable sections of the corridor. Advanced monitoring methods, including drone surveillance, will be deployed. In addition, key railway personnel will conduct continuous ground patrols to ensure track safety," he said.

At present, 173 CCTV cameras have been installed in the ...