INFLAMMABLE
SUBSTANCES IN TRAINS
Regular checks are
conducted in trains to detect persons carrying inflammable articles.
Besides regular checking,
special drives are conducted at stations as well as in trains
against persons carrying inflammable substances. In addition,
publicity campaigns are also undertaken to educate the public
about the hazards of carrying such substances.
Instructions already
exist for taking these preventive steps which are also reiterated
from time to time. The Zonal Railways undertake drives adhering
to such instructions. However, any dereliction of duty on the
part of the staff is viewed seriously for taking suitable punitive
action.
This information
was given by the Railway Minister Shri Nitish Kumar in a written
reply to a question from S/Shri Vilas Muttemwar and Iqbal Ahmed
Saradgi in the Lok Sabha today.
