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‘The Dwarka derailment incident was fallout of a human error’ ‘DMRC has initiated action against the erring driver and the junior engineer’ NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view of recurring mishaps involving the metro rail, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was asked by its board of directors on Wednesday to strengthen its safety mechanisms. Concerned over the alarming frequency of mishaps, which include two derailments in the past two months, the Board asked the Corporation to implement safety measures and ensure an end to such incidents. “We have asked them to strengthen their safety mechanism and human resource. The Dwarka derailment incident was fallout of a human error and the recent one near Yamuna Bank station too was caused by lack of attention. Although the DMRC has already initiated action against the erring driver and the junior engineer, more needs to be done to ensure such incidents are not repeated,” said Union Urban Development Secretary M. Ramachandran, who is also the Chairperson of DMRC. “These accidents were avoidable, the Corporation needs to ensure that like the way they have strengthened their design mechanisms (following the Jamrudpur mishap) they need to now focus attention on their safety and security aspects. They need to be more proactive in preventing mishaps.” The DMRC also submitted to the Board the in-house report on the Dwarka derailment and apprised it that a high-level inquiry had been initiated into the recent derailment near Yamuna Bank. DerailmentsFollowing the derailments on August 12 and September 13, the Centre had sought a report from the DMRC about the incidents that have triggered concerns about the safety and efficiency of the metro system.
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