BHEL Secures Key ₹22.87 Crore KAVACH Deal for Rail Safety

State-owned engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced the receipt of a ₹22.87 crore order from Indian Railways for the supply and installation of the KAVACH automatic train protection system.

According to a regulatory filing, the contract was awarded by South Western Railway on September 11, 2025.

The project scope includes the design, development, supply, installation, trial, and commissioning of on-board KAVACH equipment in locomotives, as well as trackside installations at stations, level crossings, intermediate block signals, and automatic block signaling locations.

KAVACH is an indigenously developed safety technology designed to prevent train collisions by automatically applying brakes if a driver fails to act, significantly enhancing operational safety across India’s railway network.

News by Rahul Yelligetti