India, June 22 -- Indian Railways has approved the deployment of its indigenous automatic train protection system, Kavach, over 631 route kilometres (RKm) at an estimated cost of Rs.270 crore, according to reports.

The project aims to strengthen railway safety infrastructure using home-grown technology designed to prevent train collisions and enhance operational efficiency across the network.

Kavach, developed as an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, is capable of automatically applying brakes if a train exceeds speed limits or fails to respond to signals, thereby reducing the risk of human error-related accidents.

The latest deployment will be implemented in the East Coast Railway zone as part of the ongoing national rollout of ...