TASK FORCE ON ACCIDENT RELIEF
LOK SABHA
A five member high-level
Committee was constituted recently to review the Disaster Management
system over Indian Railways. The Committee submitted its report
containing 111 recommendations, which have since been accepted.
Some of the recommendations have been made to speed up the pace
of relief and rescue arrangements.
Every effort is
made to send medical relief at the site of accident within least
possible time. To strengthen the system further, self-propelled
Medical Vans have been introduced. Assistance from armed forces
and para military forces is also obtained whenever require. More
emphasis is being laid on the training of staff in relief and
rescue operations. Sophisticated and latest technology for medical
relief and rescue equipment is also being inducted.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
in a written reply to a question from Shri Naresh Puglia and three
other Members in the Lok Sabha today.
