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Accidents due to carrying of inflammable materials in passenger trains

Accidents due to carrying of inflammable materials  in passenger trains
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jul 17, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Section 67 of Railway act prescribes that:- ...

Section 67 of Railway act prescribes that:-

1. No person shall take with him on a railway, or require a railway administration to carry such dangerous or offensive goods, as may be prescribed, except in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2. Non person shall take with him in a railway the goods referred to in sub-section (1) unless he gives a notice in writing of their dangerous or offensive nature to the railway servant authorized in this behalf.

3. No person shall entrust the goods referred to in sub-section (1) to a railway servant authorized in this behalf for carriage unless he distinctly marks on the outside of the package containing such goods their dangerous or offensive nature and gives a notice in writing of their dangerous or offensive nature to such railway servant.

4. If any railway servant has reason to believe that goods contained in a package are dangerous or offensive and notice as required under sub-section (2) or sub-section(3), as the case may be, in respect of such goods is not given, he may cause such package to be opened for the purpose of ascertaining its contents.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, any railway servant may refuse to accept any dangerous or offensive goods for carriage or stop, in transit, such goods or cause the same to be removed, as the case may be, if he has reason to believe that the provisions of this section for such carriage are not compiled with.

6. Nothing in this section shall be constructed to derogate from the provisions of the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), or any rule or order made under that Act, and nothing in sub-sections (4) and (5) shall be constructed to apply to any goods entrusted for carriage by order or on behalf of the Government or to any goods which a soldier, sailor, airman or any other officer of the armed forces of the Union or a police officer or a member of the Territorial Army of the National cadet Corps may take with him on a railway in the course of his employment or duty as such.

However passengers tend to carry inflammable and dangerous materials like firecrackers, petroleum products, explosives etc., resulting in fire accidents and loss of human life.

Suggest solutions for reducing fire accidents due to carrying of inflammable materials by passengers.

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Parth Chavda
Parth Chavda 11 years 4 months ago
I would like to suggest that Southern part of Gujarat that is Saurashtra should have Electric Rails. We have trains that run on Electricity but that is in the northern part, we should encourage the Government to provide the same for the southern part. By doing this we can reduce much of the green house gases that pollute the environment.
Devendra Vishwakarma
Devendra Vishwakarma 11 years 4 months ago
सुविधाएं मिल सकती हैं...........................सिर्फ 3 माह लागू करके देखें,,, फर्क दिखने लगेगा,,,
Devendra Vishwakarma
Devendra Vishwakarma 11 years 4 months ago
इसमें यात्रियों की संख्या कम से कम 500 (250 X2) टिकट के साथ यात्रा करने वाले यात्री 300 बिना टिकट यात्रा वाले यात्री 200 (कारण सीट नहीं मिलती) बिना टिकट यात्री X जुर्माना X ट्रेन संख्या = अर्जित राशि 200 X 250 X 2,000 = 10,00,00,000 (10 करोड़) प्रति दिन 10,00,00,000 X 30 दिन = 3,00,00,00,000 (3 अरब मात्र) प्रति माह 3,00,00,00,000 X 12 माह = 36,00,00,00,000 (36 अरब) प्रति वर्ष यह आंकड़े कम से कम लिए गए हैं यदि इस व्यवस्था को लागू कर लिया जाये तो भारत के रेल यात्रियों के लिए कितनी सारी सुवि
Devendra Vishwakarma
Devendra Vishwakarma 11 years 4 months ago
रेलवे की कमाई कम से कम रुपये 36 अरब एक साल में,,,,, कैसे?????? सभी रेलवे स्टेशन और ट्रेनों में आने-जाने वालों की टिकट की नियमित जांच करने से रेलवे के रेवेन्यू में करोड़ों-अरबों रुपयों की वृद्धि हो सकती है, वो भी बिना किसी अतिरिक्त निवेश के...... उदाहरण : 1 ट्रेन में सामान्य कोच की संख्या: 2
Vinod KK
Vinod KK 11 years 4 months ago
1. Introduce tickets with bar codes, with travel details details and ticket nos, Id Details etc 2, Allow scanning of ticket bar codes and ID Barcodes before entering the train and in the train by TTE 3. Use scanners and handheld devices for excess fares, fine collection, platform tickets, allocation of wait list seats etc. 4. Display waiting list ticket status in side the train and auto allocation based on the latest cancellation
Vinod KK
Vinod KK 11 years 4 months ago
1. Run special trains with A/C chair cars & chair cars in trains with less than 6 hrs of journey time, especially between cities with Increased the frequency 2.Charge prohibitive rates for using long distance train for short trips 3.Introduce elevators and multilevel parking at major railway stations 4. Use the space for advt and commercial purpose. 5. Introduce digital display boards in trains for displaying coach nos and coach position in the railway stations
Vishesh Singh
Vishesh Singh 11 years 4 months ago
A anti corruption law should be made,more powerful than any other law which will ensure 15 to 20 years of sentence to the corrupt people, and will ensure recovery of nations and peoples money by immediately seizing their property. Further to insure that the accused people(who have completed their sentence) don't get any government job in future.
Ranjan Tamuli
Ranjan Tamuli 11 years 4 months ago
Highly-inflammable and other prohibited items should not be allowed to be carried with the passengers, notice indicating this should be displayed at all the well-visible places. X-ray scanners should be installed at all the railway stations as in the airport, and RPF personals should be trained for handling this security check. A separate fire-resistant wagon is necessary for carrying the highly-inflammable items. Fire alarm should be installed in all biggies/wagon.
Prakash Borde
Prakash Borde 11 years 4 months ago
The passengers are not affordable to travel in reserved compartments by paying sleeper and reservation charges for short journeys for 3 to 5 hours. Therefore, the reserved compartments some time goes with lessor passengers. For the sake of convenience of passengers, I would request the Railway Minister to allot unreserved sleepers during day time for short journeys without charging sleeper charges. A nominal reservation charges say Rs.10 to Rs.20 may be charged with base fare.