The statistical data pertaining to accidental deaths were lower as compared to 2019, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of persons injured to on railway tracks have also increased from 473 in 2020 to 589 in 2021. However, the figure is less than the pre-pandemic period
The accidental deaths on railway tracks have increased from 452 in 2020 to 733 in 2021, according to the data released by the Praja Foundation on Tuesday. The statistics also shows that accidental deaths were lower as compared to 2019, owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
The injuries to commuters on railway tracks have also increased from 473 in 2020 to 589 in 2021. However, the statistical figures are less than the pre-pandemic period.
The Railways and the Government Railway Police have attributed this statistical data to a host of safety measures and patrolling that the police have actively undertaken.
Certain suggestions have been put forth by certain railway activists to decrease the death rate caused due to train accidents in various forms. In one such suggestion the closing of illegal entry into the railway track could avert deaths and accidents due to trains as the commuters will not be able to cross the track. In another suggestion “The Railways should put up fences between tracks connecting two platforms to bring down the number of track-crossing and do more experiments like closed doors of local trains to minimize the problem of overcrowding and people falling off running trains.
The theft and robbery cases were the highest recorded crimes in GRP jurisdiction in 2021. Thefts were 3,291 while robbery cases were 354 out of 3,789 total number of IPC cases registered by the GRP.
The statistical report also revealed that the vacancies in the Mumbai Police stood at 28 per cent in 2021, a six per cent increase from 2018. Out of these, 18 per cent vacancies are for the post of Police Inspectors and Sub- Inspectors who form the backbone of the policing in any city.
