Lok Sabha Question No. 1909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Damage of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## DAMAGE OF RAILWAY TRACKS

†1909.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  number  of  incidents  regarding  damage  of  rail  tracks  by  naxals and  terrorist  organisations  which  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the Railways during the last three years and till date, location-wise; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) AND  (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1909  BY  SHRI  GOPAL  SHETTY  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.03.2018  REGARDING  DAMAGE  OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a): The number of incidents regarding damage of rail tracks by naxals and terrorist  organisations  reported  over  Indian  Railways  during  the  years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (upto January) is  appended.

(b):  Policing  on  Railways  being  a  State  subject,  prevention  of  crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in  Railway premises as well as on running trains and security of railway tracks,  tunnels  and  bridges  are  the  statutory  responsibility  of  the  State Governments,  which  they  discharge  through  Government  Railway  Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP by providing better protection and security of  passengers  &  passenger  area  and  for  matters  connected  therewith. Proper coordination at all levels is being maintained by the Railways with the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  State  Governments,  Central/State Intelligence  Agencies  and  State  Police/GRP  authorities  for  security  of railway  infrastructure  including  Railway  track  and  stations  over  Indian Railways.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1909 BY SHRI GOPAL SHETTY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.03.2018 REGARDING DAMAGE OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a): The number of incidents regarding damage of rail tracks by naxals and terrorist  organisations  reported  over  Indian  Railways  during  the  years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (upto January), zone-wise are as under:-

| Zonal Railway      |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 (upto January) |
|--------------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| Central            |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| Eastern            |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| East Central       |      3 |      4 |      2 |                     0 |
| East Coast         |     13 |      3 |      5 |                     1 |
| Northern           |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| North Central      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| North Eastern      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| Northeast Frontier |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| North Western      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| Southern           |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| South Central      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| South Eastern      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| South East Central |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| South Western      |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| Western            |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| West Central       |      0 |      0 |      0 |                     0 |
| Total              |     16 |      7 |      7 |                     1 |

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