Railways spent much less on replacing old tracks than CAG estimated: Data
With questions being asked of its track maintenance following the horrific accident in Balasore on Friday, Indian Railways has said that it spent ₹13,523 crore from a non-lapsable Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) on replacing old tracks (track renewals) in 2020-21, although the number was still short by ₹44,936 crore of the amount the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) estimated would be needed for the purpose. Read More
Workers walk on a rail track as a train arrives at Bahanaga Bazar railway station. (REUTERS)
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