Consider the following statements about Kavach System:1. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System for the Indian Railways.2. It has been developed by the Research Design and Standards Organisation of the Ministry of Railways in collaboration with Indian industry.Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D

Notes:

About Kavach:

Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System for the Indian Railways.
It is designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it notices another train on the same line within a prescribed distance.
It has been developed by the Research Design and Standards Organisation of the Ministry of Railways in collaboration with Indian industry.

Features of Kavach

Prevents trains from passing the signal at Danger (Red) and avoiding collisions.
Activates the train braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per the speed restrictions.
Continuous update of Movement Authority with the display of signal aspects in Driver Machine Interface (DMI)/Loco Pilot operation cum Indication Panel
Auto Whistling while approaching Level Crossing Gates
SoS Messages during emergency situations
Centralised live monitoring of Train movements through Network Monitor System.

Significance of Kavach

Kavach is one of the cheapest, Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL-4) certified technologies with the probability of an error being 1 in 10,000 years.
It opens avenues of export of this indigenous technology for Railways.
It helps the Railways to achieve the goal of “zero accidents”.

Source: EPIC March 2022