In view of accidents at railway tracks claiming as many as 334 lives in 2022, authorities have swung into action. The Ferozepur division of the railways have issued an advisory and also started a digital awareness campaign in order to curb the number of deaths at the Ludhiana-Dhandari Kalan section of the railway tracks.
Out of 334 bodies recovered last year on the railway tracks in Ludhiana, 246 were caused by rail accidents, while 29 committed suicides and 57 died due to natural causes. The highest number of deaths were reported under the jurisdiction of Dhandari Kalan railway station.
The Ferozepur division of the Indian railways, in its official communique stated that the incidents of trespassing are mostly recorded in the districts, including Jalandhar, Beas, Amritsar, Jammu Tawi and especially the Ludhiana-Dhandari Kalan section.
