India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Zonal Railway

Length of fencing provided (in Fencing Km)

Central

966

Eastern

754

East Central

730

East Coast

533

Northern

736

North Central

2721

North Eastern

613

Northeast Frontier

153

North Western

1539

Southern

827

South Central

2326

South Eastern

209

South East Central

365

South Western

255

Western

2257

West Central

1415

Total

16398

Safety of train operations is accorded top priority on Indian Railways (IR). As one of the important safety measures, provision of safety fencing has been taken up on routes where the permitted speed of train operations exceeds 110 kmph, as well as at other vulnerable locations, to prevent trespassing and en...