GOLDEN HOUR SCHEME IN RAILWAYS
LOK
SABHA
The first hour after
an accident is termed as the ‘Golden Hour’, as it is believed
that chances of survival of a victim increase manifold if medical/surgical
intervention is arranged within this hour.
Although no ‘Golden
Hour’ scheme has been launched, Railways are making concerted
efforts to accelerate the relief to reach the accident victims
within the ‘Golden Hour’, as much as possible.
The strengthening
of the infrastructure to speed up relief work has been taken up
simultaneously in all the Railway Zones. Approximate cost of the
implementation of this project is Rs. 400 crores, to be spent
in the next three years.
This information
was given by the Railway Minister Shri Nitish Kumar in a written
reply to a question from Shri Padam Sen Choudhry and Naresh Puglia
in the Lok Sabha today.
