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90 per cent reduction in train accidents in India in 22 years: Arjun Munda
Updated On: 09 August, 2023 02:16 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Analyzing the trends over the past 20 years reveals a sharp drop in train accidents, Munda said
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Union Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday said the number of train accidents in the country have dropped sharply from 473 in 2000-01 to 48 in 2022-23.
In a press briefing, Munda said the yearly average of train accidents from 2004 to 2014 stood at 171. This figure significantly reduced to 71 per annum in the subsequent period (2014 to 2023).
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