Having faced back-to-back train-cattle collisions, particularly involving Vande Bharat Express, the railways has tasked the RPF with the responsibility of securing the railway properties. The RPF has identified various vulnerable locations and is asking villagers around the tracks to keep their cattle away and safe. The new semi-high-speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad train was damaged thrice in a month after running over cattle.

“Residents of villages near the railway lines where such incidents take place are being counselled not to let their cattle graze near the tracks. There are chances of the animals getting on the tracks and being run over by speeding trains. Also, dumping of garbage along the railway tracks is a problem, as it attracts cattle,” Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sumit Thakur said.