The Indian Railways on Monday approved the provision of Kavach on 631 Route Kilometres (RKm) of East Coast Railway at a cost of Rs 270 crore in a bid to strengthen railway safety through indigenous technology.
The project covers six important railway sections of East Coast Railway, namely Baghuapal–Budhapank, Haridaspur–Paradeep, Khurda Road (KUR)-Balangir, Naupada-Gunupur, Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh and Bobbili-Salur.