OREANDA-NEWS. Indian Railways is in the process of installing Train Actuated Warning Device (TAWD) at selected level crossings spread across the country to give audio-visual warning to road users about an approaching train. To begin with, 100 such devices are to be installed. Field trials to prove its reliability, fail-safe features and suitability have been carried out. Decision on further installation of the device at more level crossings will be taken after reviewing performance. During the last five years, 490 unmanned level crossings have been manned and funds for manning 2145 crossings already sanctioned. The policy of manning unmanned level crossings is under review and Indian Railways require approximately Rs.2450 crores to man its 21,792 unmanned level crossings.

 Anti-collision Device(ACD), satellite based technology developed by the Konkan Railway Corporation to prevent collision between trains, will provide additional safety shield at manned and unmanned level crossings through an audio-visual indication to road users. Provision of ACD and survey for provision of the device on different sections of Indian Railways is in progress. The overall cost of providing ACD on the entire railway network comes to Rs.1600 crores.