Train travel in the country has gotten much safer, Friday’s disaster notwithstanding, but the government still puts high-profile projects ahead of basic safety improvements, analysts say.
Officials suggested human error, even sabotage, could have led to the crash that killed 275, as crews raced to restore service and families struggled to reach the site to identify loved ones.
Tres trenes, con más de 2200 personas a bordo, estuvieron involucrados en el accidente en el estado de Odisha, el desastre de este tipo más mortífero en décadas. El número de muertos se acerca a 300.
The disaster, which officials said had involved three trains, had a stark toll even given India’s history of deadly crashes.
After decades when deadly accidents were frequent, train travel in India has grown far safer in recent years, with government investing heavily in the vast rail network.
Tucked into the measure are changes to how the government approves projects at the center of the country’s climate goals.
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(Thu, 01 Jun 2023) <p>The June 2023 Petroleum Marketing Monthly (PMM), with data through March 2023 presents monthly and annual price and volume statistics for crude oil sales in the United States. In this addition of the PMM, final monthly data and annual averages for 2022 are published in tables 18-27. </p>
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