Railways approves ₹270-crore Kavach deployment on 631 route km of East Coast Railway
Indian Railways announced on 22 June 2026 the approval of Kavach on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore.
Summary
Indian Railways approved Kavach on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore, the Ministry of Railways announced on 22 June 2026. The Kavach project covers six sections, including Haridaspur–Paradeep, Khurda Road–Balangir and Bobbili–Salur, and is expected to benefit key sections of Odisha and neighbouring regions served by East Coast Railway. Kavach is India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system that prevents signal passing at danger, over-speeding and collisions, and is being deployed with an LTE-based communication backbone.
Key facts
- Approved
- Kavach on 631 RKm of East Coast Railway
- Cost
- ₹270 crore
- Sections
- Six, incl. Haridaspur–Paradeep, Khurda Road–Balangir, Bobbili–Salur
- Kavach
- Indigenous Automatic Train Protection system
- Communication
- LTE-based backbone
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On how many route kilometres of East Coast Railway did Indian Railways approve Kavach, as announced on 22 June 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 631
Kavach was approved on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore.
Kavach, approved for East Coast Railway on 22 June 2026, is best described as which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system
Kavach is India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, preventing signal passing at danger, over-speeding and collisions.