Central Railways Mumbai Division every year conducts a joint drill with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to check the alertness and response time of various stakeholders in the event of a major accident.
In this regard on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a drill was conducted at Kalyan Up yard. An artificial accident scenario of passengers trapped inside a burning coach was created. Where in one coach of train no. 11139 got derailed and a collision occurred with the adjacent coach of train no.11021 which resulted in a fire on both trains. A situation developed, where passengers were trapped inside a burning coach.
The drill started at 10.33 hrs and an immediate message was given by field staff to emergency control of the Mumbai division. The control office acted immediately and a message was given to NDRF, Ambulance, fire brigade and Accident relief train, Railway Medical relief van, civil defence staff from railways were first responders, used fire extinguishers and rescued passengers followed by the arrival of the fire brigade at 10:41 hrs.
NDRF team arrived at 10.45 hrs on-site and started a major rescue operation. Immediately the coach was cut from the top and windows and NDRF personnel entered the coach to evacuate passengers. Fire hydrants were used by the fire brigade and railway ambulances also arrived at 10:40 hrs and provided immediate medical assistance to injured passengers. RPF of railways also assisted NDRF in the evacuation of passengers. Fire brigade personnel entered the coach and completely doused the fire by 11:02 hrs.
All the passengers were evacuated by 11:27 hrs. Initial first aid was provided to the injured and their health parameters were checked by railway doctors. All the stakeholders were found to be responsive and fast and the whole situation was controlled in one hour. Accident Relief Train of Kalyan completed derailment of derailed coach at 11:55 hrs.
These drills make the joint operation of railways with various disaster response agencies smoother and help substantially in real-life situations. Central Railway Mumbai Division aims for zero accidents. However, in the event of any such untoward incident, these drills will continue to be conducted jointly by railway for preparedness and quick response. This drill was coordinated by the Safety Department of the Mumbai Division. Robin Kalia, Senior Divisional Safety Officer, Mumbai Division, Shashank Mehrotra, Chief Medical Superintendent and Dr Rudra Addl. CMS, Kalyan Railway Hospital, and other railway officials were present on the occasion.
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