Railway safety in Bihar textbooks

PATNA: The Railways have approached Bihar government to incorporate 'Railway Safety' in the syllabus for class seven and eight, according to a senior official.

The chapter would precisely cover the safety precautions to be taken while travelling and crossing manned and unmanned crossings and those relating to tackling drugging on running trains, an officer of the East Central Railway (ECR) said.

The state Human resource development department's officials have responded favourably to ECR's request, he claimed.

The ECR has also decided to equip every division with adequate number of walkie-talkies and it would embark on regular training and health checkup camps for all those involved in safety of trains, he said.